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Civil War

By Lucan

Civil War Poetry

Civil War

By Lucan

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Lucan's epic poem on the civil war between Caesar and Pompey, unfinished at the time of his death, stands beside the poems of Virgil and Ovid in the first rank of Latin epic. This newly annotated, free verse translation conveys the full force of Lucan's writing and his grimly realistic view of the subject. The work is a powerful condemnation of civil war, emphasizing the stark, dark horror of the catastrophies which the Roman state inflicted upon itself. Both the introduction and glossary set the scene for readers unfamiliar with Lucan and explore his relationship with earlier writers of Latin epic, and his interest in the sensational.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
400
Release Date:
2008-05-08
Publication Date:
2008-07-15
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0199540683
ISBN13:
9780199540686
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
318 g
Height:
127 cm
Width:
191 cm
Thickness:
30 cm
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