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Claudian: De Raptu Proserpinae (Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries, Series Number 11) by with an introduction and commentary by J. B. Hall is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Claudian: De Raptu Proserpinae (Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries, Series Number 11) about?
An exhaustive study of Claudian's unfinished mythological epic, with a text, apparatus criticus, and commentary. The long introduction begins with a catalogue of manuscripts; and this leads to an investigation into the manuscript tradition and the history of the poem's transmission. Dr Hall then surveys the most important printed editions of the poem. He examines various theories of dating and discusses the sources of the story. He concludes the introduction with a brief critical assessment of t
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- Author
- with an introduction and commentary by J. B. Hall
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)
- Published
- 1969
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780521609302
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Poetry, Literary Fiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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