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Author:

Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius, author.

Title:

Silius Italicus, Punica Book 9 / edited with an introduction, translation, and commentary by Neil W. Bernstein.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

viii, 304 pages : map ; 25 cm

Subject:

Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius.--Punica.--Liber 9.
Punica (Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius)
218-201 B.C.
Epic poetry, Latin--History and criticism.
Punic War, 2nd, 218-201 B.C.--Poetry.
Epic poetry, Latin.
Rome--History, Military--265-30 B.C.--Poetry.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Poetry.

Other Authors:

Bernstein, Neil W., 1973- translator. author of introduction, translator.
Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius. Punica. Liber 9.
Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius. Punica. Liber 9. English.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents:

Introduction: 1. Silius Italicus, Consular and Poet ; 2. The Historiographical and Rhetorical Tradition of Cannae ; 3. The Episodes of Punica ; 4. Epic Tradition: The Inter- and Intratextuality of Cannae ; 5. Language and style ; 6. Text and translation -- Text and translation. Sigla -- Commentary.

Summary:

"Book 9 of Silius Italicus' first-century Latin epic poem Punica begins the narrative of the Battle of Cannae (August 216 BC). This book is an integral part of the epic's three-book movement that narrates one of the largest battles in Roman history. It features the Latin text with critical apparatus and a parallel English translation. Detailed commentary notes provide information on literary style, use of language, poetic intertexts, and scholarly interpretation"--Provided by publisher.

Series:

Oxford Commentaries on Flavian Poetry

ISBN:

0198838166
9780198838166

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1351518368

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)