Oxford Reds - Classic Commentaries on Latin Classics

Informationen zum Autor John Henderson is Professor of Classics and Fellow of King's College, at the University of Cambridge, UK. His publications include Morals and Villas in Seneca's Letters: Places to Dwell ; HORTUS: The Roman Gardening Book ; Aesop's Human Zoo: Roman Stories about our Bodies (all 2004), and, as co-author with Mary Beard, Classics: A Very Short Introduction . Vorwort Explores the series of classic commentaries on the most important Latin texts published by Oxford University Press between 1933 and 1976. This book uncovers the individual and often surprising stories behind these publications, and brings out the personalities and negotiations that shaped them. Zusammenfassung Explores the series of classic commentaries on the most important Latin texts published by Oxford University Press between 1933 and 1976. This book uncovers the individual and often surprising stories behind these publications, and brings out the personalities and negotiations that shaped them. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Introduction 1. The Way We Were: R.G. Austin, In Caelianam (and Quintilian XII) 2. The Song of Roland: Austin’s Aeneid (IV, II, I, VI) 3. Fordycing Catullus – And Against 4. At Home with the Nisbets: From R.G.N., De Domo, to R.G.M.N., In Pisonem End Notes Appendix Some Sales Figures Bibliography IndexesPassages People General

Product details

• Authors: John Henderson, Henderson John
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.06.2006
• EAN: 9780715635162
• ISBN: 978-0-7156-3516-2
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval