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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-100906515041
ISBN-139780906515044
eBay Product ID (ePID)994304
Product Key Features
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameLucan: De Bello Civili VII
Publication Year1998
SubjectLatin, Ancient Languages (See Also Latin), Ancient & Classical
FeaturesReprint
TypeLanguage Course
Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Literary Collections
AuthorLucan
SeriesLatin Texts
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight9.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
TitleLeadingThe
Volume NumberVol. VII
Table Of ContentPREFACE INTRODUCTION Life of Lucan 2 Contents and Scope of the Poem 3 Lucan's Authorities 4 Other Authorities 5 Historical Sketch 6 The Credibility of Lucan's Account 7 Historical Epic and Ancient Criticisms 8 Lucan and Rhetoric 9 Gods, Fortune, Fate 10 The Battlefield of Pharsalia TEXT NOTES CRITICAL APPENDIX INDEX MAPS
SynopsisThis 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.