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Catullus (Gaius Valerius, 84-54 BCE), of Verona, went early to
Rome, where he associated not only with other literary men from
Cisalpine Gaul but also with Cicero and Hortensius. His surviving
poems consist of nearly sixty short lyrics, eight longer poems in
various metres, and almost fifty epigrams. All exemplify a strict
technique of studied composition inherited from early Greek lyric
and the poets of Alexandria. In his work we can trace his unhappy
love for a woman he calls Lesbia; the death of his brother; his
visits to Bithynia; and his emotional friendships and enmities at
Rome. For consummate poetic artistry coupled with intensity of
feeling Catullus's poems have no rival in Latin literature.
Tibullus (Albius, ca. 54-19 BCE), of equestrian rank and a friend
of Horace, enjoyed the patronage of Marcus Valerius Messalla
Corvinus, whom he several times apostrophizes. Three books of
elegies have come down to us under his name, of which only the
first two are authentic. Book 1 mostly proclaims his love for
"Delia," Book 2 his passion for "Nemesis." The third book consists
of a miscellany of poems from the archives of Messalla; it is very
doubtful whether any come from the pen of Tibullus himself. But a
special interest attaches to a group of them which concern a girl
called Sulpicia: some of the poems are written by her lover
Cerinthus, while others purport to be her own composition. The
Pervigilium Veneris, a poem of not quite a hundred lines
celebrating a spring festival in honour of the goddess of love, is
remarkable both for its beauty and as the first clear note of
romanticism which transformed classical into medieval literature.
The manuscripts give no clue to its author, but recent scholarship
has made a strong case for attributing it to the early
fourth-century poet Tiberianus.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1882 Edition.
1882. The story of Cromwell Oliver Cromwell who rose from the
middle ranks of English society to be Lord Protector of England,
Scotland and Ireland, the only non-royal ever to hold that
position. He played a leading role in bringing Charles I to trial
and to execution; he undertook the most complete and the most
brutal military conquest ever undertaken by the English over their
neighbors; he championed a degree of religious freedom otherwise
unknown in England before the last one hundred years; but the
experiment he led collapsed within two years of his death, and his
corpse dangled from a gibbet at Tyburn. He was, and remains, one of
the most contentious figures in world history. Contents: Early
Years; Government by Prerogative; The Long Parliament; The
Ironsides; The Association; Marston Moor; The Independents;
Presbyterians and Independents; The Agitators; The Army and the
King; The Second Civil War; Pride's Purge; The King's Death; The
Rump; Ireland; Scotland; The Scotch Campaign; After Dunbar;
Worcester; The Expulsion of the Long Parliament; Cromwell
Protector; The First Protectoral Parliament; The Major-Generals;
Foreign Policy; Second Protectorate Parliament; Kingship; The New
Protectorate; The Other House; and Last Illness and Death.
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preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
1882. The story of Cromwell Oliver Cromwell who rose from the
middle ranks of English society to be Lord Protector of England,
Scotland and Ireland, the only non-royal ever to hold that
position. He played a leading role in bringing Charles I to trial
and to execution; he undertook the most complete and the most
brutal military conquest ever undertaken by the English over their
neighbors; he championed a degree of religious freedom otherwise
unknown in England before the last one hundred years; but the
experiment he led collapsed within two years of his death, and his
corpse dangled from a gibbet at Tyburn. He was, and remains, one of
the most contentious figures in world history. Contents: Early
Years; Government by Prerogative; The Long Parliament; The
Ironsides; The Association; Marston Moor; The Independents;
Presbyterians and Independents; The Agitators; The Army and the
King; The Second Civil War; Pride's Purge; The King's Death; The
Rump; Ireland; Scotland; The Scotch Campaign; After Dunbar;
Worcester; The Expulsion of the Long Parliament; Cromwell
Protector; The First Protectoral Parliament; The Major-Generals;
Foreign Policy; Second Protectorate Parliament; Kingship; The New
Protectorate; The Other House; and Last Illness and Death.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the
original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as
marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe
this work is culturally important, we have made it available as
part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting
the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions
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