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Item Details
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LUCAN: CIVIL WAR VIII
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| By: |
Roland Mayer |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£19.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0856681768 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780856681769 |
| Publisher: |
LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 1981 |
| Series: |
Aris & Phillips Classical Texts |
| Pages: |
208 |
| Translated from: |
Latin |
| Description: |
In his De Bello Civili Lucan tells the story of the civil war between Caesar and Pompey, dealing in Book VIII with the defeat and death of the latter. This edition provides a literary commentary to accompany the Latin text and the revised translation of J.D.Daff. |
| Synopsis: |
^DIn his De Bello Civili Lucan tells the story of the civilwar between Caesar and Pompey, dealing in Book VIII with thedefeat and death of the latter. This edition provides a literarycommentary to accompany the Latin text and the revised translationof J.D.Daff. The introduction covers the life of Lucan and theliterary revival of Nero's time, the meaning of Lucan's choice oftheme, a sketch of the form of the whole poem and the eighthbook's place within it, the rhetorical style and the transmissionof the text. A glossary of proper names, a select bibliographyand index complete this work which will be useful to students ofLatin literature and of the literary epic in particular. Latin text with translation, commentary and notes. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Aris & Phillips Ltd |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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