  This edition offers the first full-scale commentary on the neglected second book of Lucan's epic poem on the civil war between Caesar and Pompey: De bello civili. It pays particular attention to Lucan's inheritance from Virgil's Augustan epic and response to its challenge. The introduction gives a general account of Lucan's life and work, a discussion of his narrative, a survey of language, style and meter, and a brief history of the text. The commentary offers assistance with grammar and translation and aims to provide the political, historical and geographical background to Lucan's epic narrative.
The first full-scale commentary on the neglected second book of Lucan's epic poem De bello civili.| Introduction |
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| 1. De bello civili: the poet and the poem |
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| 2. Lucan's work in the epic tradition |
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| 3. The Civil War: history and poetic interpretation |
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| 4. Language, style and versification |
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| 5. The text M. Annaei Lvcani De bello civili liber secvndvs |
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| Commentary |
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| Chronological table of events from 88-49 BC |
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| Parallel summaries of Lucan, De bello civili I-II, Livy, Periocha and Caesar, Bellum civile 1 |
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| Appendices: 1. A Neronian critic of Lucan? |
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| 2. The capture of Corfinium |
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| 3. Cato's decision and Seneca's appraisal |
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| Bibliography |
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| Index. |
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