Apocolocyntosis (Bryn Mawr Commentaries, Latin) (Latin and English Edition) - Softcover

Seneca

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0929524519 ISBN 13: 9780929524511

Publisher: Bryn Mawr Commentaries, Inc., 1988

Synopsis

The Gourdification of Claudius the God has instant and lasting appeal. It is a uniquely surviving specimen of prose-and-verse satire from the Roman world - and satire, a Roman speciality, is one of the few types of ancient literature to survive, and thrive, in modern society. Its author, Seneca, was not only gifted with intellectual virtuosity, but, at the time of writing, was the precarious power behind the throne of the dangerously developing Nero. Claudius, the target of his malicious wit, remains the most controversial of the first twelve imperial Caesars. The English version facing the text makes the work available to the general reader who may not have any Latin. The text, which is based on a critical examination of all the manuscripts, will be indispensable to scholars. The commentary, which is the first on this scale to have been written in English, is primarily addressed to university and other students.

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Book Description

This is a uniquely surviving specimen of prose-and-verse satire from the Roman world. The English version facing the text makes the work available to the general reader who may not have any Latin. The text, which is based on a critical examination of all the manuscripts, will be indispensable to scholars.

Language Notes

Text: English, Latin

Edition details

• Publisher: Bryn Mawr Commentaries, Inc.
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: Latin
• ISBN 10: 0929524519
• ISBN 13: 9780929524511
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 56
• Editor: Roth Paul