Poetry and Civil War in Lucan's Bellum Civile Tapa dura - 1992

Cambridge University Press. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Cambridge University Press, 1992-03-27. Hardcover. Like New. Hardcover and dust jacket. Small tears to jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. XIV, 271, [3] p. ; 22 cm.

Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This 1992 book is a major literary re-evaluation of Lucan's epic poem, the Bellum Civile ('The Civil War'). Its main purpose is to bring out the implications of one basic premise: this poem is not only about civil war, but uses the meta

Cambridge University Press. Used - Very Good. 1992. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Slight shelf wear. Very Good. (Subject: Ancient, Roman Literature).

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Dust jacket is fully intact, only lightly rubbed at edges. All pages clean, crisp and fresh. Overall, very sound and presentable.Publisher's note: "Lucan is the wild maverick among Latin epic poets: sneered at for over a century for failing to conform to humanist canons of taste and propriety, in recent years his work has been gaining in reputation. Poetry and civil war in Lucan's 'Bellum Civile' is a book founded on a genuine admiration for Lucan's unique, perverse and spellbinding masterpiece." "Above all, argues Dr. Masters, the poem is obsessed with civil war, not only as the subject of the story it tells, but as a metaphor which determines the way that story is told. In these pages, he discusses in detail a number of selected episodes from the poem which illustrate this principle, and on this basis he offers a fresh and challenging perspective on most of the important issues in Lucanian studies--Lucan's political… Leer más

Small dent to cover. Some light cover soil. VG. Classical Philology Cambridge University Press Cambridge (1992) orig. boards 22x14cm, xiv,271 pp. Contents : sneered at for over a century for failing to conform to humanist canons of taste and propriety, in recent years his work has been gaining in reputation. Poetry and civil war in Lucan’s ’Bellum Civile’ is a book founded on a genuine admiration for Lucan’s unique, perverse and spellbinding masterpiece." "Above all, argues Dr. Masters, the poem is obsessed with civil war, not only as the subject of the story it tells, but as a metaphor which determines the way that story is told. In these pages, he discusses in detail a number of selected episodes from the poem which illustrate this principle, and on this basis he offers a fresh and challenging perspective on most of the important issues in Lucanian studies--Lucan’s political stance and his attitude to Caesar, his iconoclastic relation to Virgil and the epic… Leer más

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Cambridge University Press, 1992-03-27. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!