| The Lucan: de Bello Civili VII Contributor(s): Lucan (Author), Dilke, O. a. W. |
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ISBN: 0906515041 ISBN-13: 9780906515044 Publisher: Bristol Classical Press OUR PRICE: $35.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1998 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 | Ancient & Classical - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Language Arts & Disciplines |
| Dewey: 873.01 |
| Series: Latin Texts |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.2" W x 9" (0.60 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This edition of the seventh book of Lucan's De Bello Civili, also known as Pharsalia, was published by Cambridge University Press in 1960 and later reprinted by Bristol Classical Press. It is a revision by O.A.W. Dilke ofJ.P. Postgate's original 1896 edition. The introduction includes a life of Lucan and takes account of the large literature that exists on the topography of Pharsalia. The Latin text is supplemented by a commentary and there is a critical appendix. |