A Commentary on Lucan, "De bello civili" IV : : Introduction, Edition, and Translation / / Paolo Asso.
Book 4 of Lucan’s epic contrasts Europe with Africa. At the battle of Lerida (Spain), a violent storm causes the local rivers to flood the plain between the two hills where the opposing armies are camped. Asso’s commentary traces Lucan’s reminiscences of early Greek tales of creation, when Chaos hel...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2010] ©2010 |
| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Texte und Kommentare : Eine altertumswissenschaftliche Reihe ,
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (333 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Text and Translation
- Commentary
- Part I: The Battle of Ilerda 1–401
- Part II: Mutual suicide: Volteius and the Opitergians 402–581
- Part III: Curio in Africa 581–824
- Backmatter