Caesar's Civil War (Paperback)

Caesar's Civil War is an unfinished masterpiece. It was abandoned by an author who found himself living in a different world than that which saw its commencement. A snapshot of the late republic, it offers a vivid and detailed account of the troubled Roman empire near the turn to the common era. In it, Caesar recounts his break with the Senate and general Pompey and narrates the events of the nineteen months of civil war that followed. It ends after general Pompey's death, amidst the lead up to the Alexandrian war that initiated the next phase of the fight for Rome. The work shows the brilliance for which Caesar's oratory, like his generalship, was known. The primary topics covered in this introduction to Caesar's gripping history are the generic background of Caesar's commentarii or "Notebooks," his criteria for selection of material, the contemporary context of the civil war, the literary techniques employed, and the work's characterization and structure. General aids to the reader include maps to accompany the particular events discussed, a timeline of the civil war and of Caesar's life, explanation of technical terms, and a glossary.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Oxford Approaches to Classical Literature
Release date:	November 2006
First published:	October 2006
Authors:	William Batstone (Associate Professor in the Department of Greek and Latin) • Cynthia Damon (Associate Professor in the Department of Classics)
Dimensions:	212 x 140 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-516511-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Promotions
LSN:	0-19-516511-X
Barcode:	9780195165111

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