  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.
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.
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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