Civil War VIII
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Civil War VIII
（Classical texts）
Aris & Phillips, c1981
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Lucan : Civil War VIII
Lucan, Civil War 8
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"Reprinted with corrections and addenda 2007." -- T.p.verso
Description based on: 2007 printing
Parallel Latin text and English translation. Commentary in English
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
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. The introduction covers the life of Lucan and the literary revival of Nero's time, the meaning of Lucan's choice of theme, a sketch of the form of the whole poem and the eighth book's place within it, the rhetorical style and the transmission of the text. A glossary of proper names, a select bibliography and index complete this work which will be useful to students of Latin literature and of the literary epic in particular. Latin text with translation, commentary and notes.
Table of Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
Addenda & Corrigenda 2007
Introduction
I. The poet and the poem
II. Style
III. MSS Sigla
Text and translation
Commentary: Lines 1-872
Appendix I: Parthia
Appendix II: Virgil and Ovid Recalled
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