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- catalog abstract ""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. It expresses the moral and political dilemma of civil war and portrays Pompey's loss of authority during his withdrawal from Italy in language designed to evoke and cancel Virgil's heroic presentation of the foundation myth of Aeneas. It is a book rich in the history and geography of Roman Italy, including the retrospective narrative of Marius' and Sulla's reigns of civil terror at Rome, an unusual wedding scene, a verbal map of Italy, and a swift-paced narrative of Caesar's blockade and Pompey's Dunkirk-like evacuation of the republican forces from Brundisium." "In her introduction Professor Fantham gives a general account of Lucan's life and work, and continues with a discussion of his narrative and interpretation of Caesar's military 'invasion' of Italy covering books I and II, a survey of language, style and metre, and a brief history of the text."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog alternative "Pharsalia. Book 2".
- catalog contributor b3710556.
- catalog contributor b3710557.
- catalog coverage "Rome History Civil War, 49 B.C.-45 B.C. Poetry.".
- catalog coverage "Rome History Civil War, 49-45 B.C. Poetry.".
- catalog created "1992.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog date "1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1992.".
- catalog description ""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. It expresses the moral and political dilemma of civil war and portrays Pompey's loss of authority during his withdrawal from Italy in language designed to evoke and cancel Virgil's heroic presentation of the foundation myth of Aeneas. It is a book rich in the history and geography of Roman Italy, including the retrospective narrative of Marius' and Sulla's reigns of civil terror at Rome, an unusual wedding scene, a verbal map of Italy, and a swift-paced narrative of Caesar's blockade and Pompey's Dunkirk-like evacuation of the republican forces from Brundisium." "In her introduction Professor Fantham gives a general account of Lucan's life and work, and continues with a discussion of his narrative and interpretation of Caesar's military 'invasion' of Italy covering books I and II, a survey of language, style and metre, and a brief history of the text."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-239) and indexes.".
- catalog extent "x, 244 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "De bello civili. Book II.".
- catalog identifier "052141010X".
- catalog identifier "0521422418 (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "De bello civili. Book II.".
- catalog isPartOf "Cambridge Greek and Latin classics".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog issued "1992.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog language "englat".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog relation "De bello civili. Book II.".
- catalog spatial "Rome History Civil War, 49 B.C.-45 B.C. Poetry.".
- catalog spatial "Rome History Civil War, 49-45 B.C. Poetry.".
- catalog subject "873/.01 20".
- catalog subject "Epic poetry, Latin.".
- catalog subject "Latin poetry".
- catalog subject "PA6478 .A2 1992".
- catalog subject "Pharsalus, Battle of, Farsala, Greece, 48 B.C. Poetry.".
- catalog title "De bello civili. Book II / Lucan ; edited by Elaine Fantham.".
- catalog title "Pharsalia. Book 2".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "Poetry. fast".
- catalog type "text".