| Lucan: de Bello Civili Book II Contributor(s): Lucan (Author), Fantham, Elaine (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521422418 ISBN-13: 9780521422413 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $47.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1992 Annotation: In this edition Professor Fantham offers the first full-scale commentary on the neglected second book of Lucan's epic poem on the war between Caesar and Pompey: De bello civili. Book II presents all three leading figures--Cato, Caesar and Pompey--in speech and action. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Language Arts & Disciplines |
| Dewey: 873.01 |
| LCCN: 91028313 |
| Series: Cambridge Greek & Latin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.08" W x 8.24" (0.65 lbs) 260 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This edition offers the first full-scale commentary on the neglected second book of Lucan's epic poem on the civil war between Caesar and Pompey: De bello civili. It pays particular attention to Lucan's inheritance from Virgil's Augustan epic and response to its challenge. The introduction gives a general account of Lucan's life and work, a discussion of his narrative, a survey of language, style and meter, and a brief history of the text. The commentary offers assistance with grammar and translation and aims to provide the political, historical and geographical background to Lucan's epic narrative. |