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Born In 39 C.e., The Roman Poet Lucan Lived During The Turbulent Reign Of The Emperor Nero. Prior To His Death In 65 C.e., Lucan Wrote Prolifically, Yet Beyond Some Fragments, Only His Epic Poem, The Civil War, Has Survived. Acclaimed By Critics As One Of The Greatest Literary Achievements Of The Roman Empire, The Civil War Is A Stirring Account Of The War Between Julius Caesar And The Forces Of The Republican Senate Led By Pompey The Great. Reading Lucan's Civil War Is The First Comprehensive Guide To This Important Poem. Accessible To All Readers, It Is Especially Well Suited For Students Encountering The Work For The First Time. As The Editor, Paul Roche, Explains In His Introduction, The Civil War (alternatively Known In Latin As Bellum Civile, De Bello Civili, Or Pharsalia) Is Most Likely An Unfinished Work. Roche Places The Poem In Historical And Literary Contexts That Will Be Helpful To First-time Readers. The Volume Presents, Chapter-by-chapter, Essays That Cover Each Of The Civil War's Ten Extant Books. Five Further Chapters Address Topics And Issues Pertaining To The Entire Work, Including Religion And Ritual, Philosophy, Gender Dynamics, And Lucan's Relationships To Verg

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Author

Roche, Paul

Publisher

University of Oklahoma Press

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9780806169392

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Ancient History