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Originally published in 1917 as part of the Pitt Press series, this
book contains an edited edition of the Latin text of the eighth
book of Lucan's 'De Bello Civili'. Postgate supplies an historical
introduction to the text and the details of Pompey's flight to
Egypt, as well as critical notes at the end. This book will be of
value to anyone with an interest in the Roman Civil War and the
works of Lucan.
The Oxford Classical Texts, or Scriptorum Classicorum Bibliotheca
Oxoniensis, are renowned for their reliability and presentation.
The series consists of a text without commentary but with a brief
apparatus criticus at the front of each page. There are now over
100 volumes, representing the greater part of classical Greek and
Latin literature. The aim of the series remains that of including
the works of all the principal classical authors. Although this has
been largely accomplished, new volumes are still being published to
fill the remaining gaps, and old editions are being revised in the
light of recent research or replaced.
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 scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. 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 to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
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