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Pharsalia

Pharsalia( )
Author: Lucan,
Translator: Joyce, Jane Wilson
Series title:Masters of Latin Literature Ser.
ISBN:978-0-8014-8137-6
Publication Date:Dec 1993
Publisher:Cornell University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $32.95
Book Description:

Lucan's great poem, Pharsalia, recounts events surrounding the decisive battle fought near Pharsalus in 48 B.C. during the civil war between the forces of Pompey and Julius Caesar. Though the subject of this unfinished masterpiece is historical, many...

Book Details
Pages:368
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Literary
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.1 x 9.1 x 0.6 Inches
Book Weight:1.995 Pounds
Author Biography
Lucan (Author)
Grandson of Seneca the Rhetorican and nephew of Seneca the Philosopher, Lucan was born in Spain and educated in rhetoric in Rome. He was a favorite at Nero's court until the emperor took offense at his precocious literary talent and prevented him from displaying it in public. Lucan then joined a conspiracy against the monarch and was forced to commit suicide. His epic poem "Bellum Civile" (Civil War), also called "Pharsalia," sided with Pompey in his fatal struggle with Julius Caesar. His complex rhetorical style was acclaimed in the Middle Ages; Dante and Chaucer ranked him high as a poet.

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