The fragmentary Latin poets
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The fragmentary Latin poets
Oxford University Press, 2003
[Paperback ed.]
- : pbk
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Originally published: 1993
First published in Paperback 2003
"Addenda to the paperback edition": p. [499]-536
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
To understand fully the development of Latin poetry, one has to consider not only the prominent figures whose works survive entire but also the writers known to us only in fragments, usually small, from quotations. The fragments of the non-dramatic poets have been collected by Baehrens, Morel, and Buchner, but only a few have ever received a commentary. This book revises the texts, taking advantage of much earlier work now largely forgotten, and provides the
necessary interpretative and illustrative material. By building up, wherever possible, a picture of each writer, Professor Courtney places them in relation to the development of Latin poetry and thus gathers together information at present widely scattered and not easy to locate. While omitting some material
which does not contribute to the focus of the book, he adds some writers not usually included in this corpus - particularly Tiberianus, the so-called De Bello Actiaco and the minor works of Ennius.
Table of Contents
- Index of Authors
- Bibliography and Abbreviations
- Sources of Quotations
- Text and Commentary
- Comparative Table
- Alphabetical List of Authors
- Index of Titles
- Metrical index
- General Index
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