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Panegyricus de Sexto Consulatu Honorii Augusti (Hardcover)
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Panegyricus de Sexto Consulatu Honorii Augusti (Hardcover)
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Claudian is often called the last poet of the classical tradition.
This is the first ever English edition of his last extant work,
with a full introduction, newly edited text, facing English
translation, and commentary. It shows Claudian at the height of his
considerable powers. A superb example of the literature of late
antiquity, it records in exquisite and glittering verse the
splendour of the western imperial court; but it is also a unique
historical witness to the events and attitudes of the last years of
the Roman empire. The poem celebrates the defeat of Alaric the
Visigoth's first invasion of Italy (AD 402), and, ironically,
predicts that he will never trouble the Romans again. Only a few
years later (in 410), Alaric went on to capture Rome itself - the
first capture of the city by a foreign army in eight centuries -
shaking the ancient world's perception of Rome's imperial destiny
to the foundations. This book provides a detailed analysis not only
of the historical background but above all of Claudian's language,
style, imagery, and impressive use of a wide range of other Greek
and Latin sources.
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