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Informationen zum Autor Dr Greg Waite is Senior Lecturer in the Department of English, University of Otago, where he speclalises in language and literature from Old English to the Tudor periods. Klappentext This is the first modern critical edition of Alexander Barclay's translation of Sallust's Bellum Jugurthinum, a history of the war between the Romans and Jugurtha, King of Numidia. Published in 1522, it was one of the first translations of a classical text into English. Zusammenfassung In 1522 Alexander Barclay (ca. 1476-1552), best known as the author of the satirical poem, 'The Ship of Fools', published his own English translation of the Roman historian, Sallust's, account of the war between the Romans and Jurgurtha, King of Numidia. Barclay expanded his source text to incorporate explanations for the benefit of the non-scholarly audience of young English noblemen who were his intended audience, as stated in his Preface. He drew heavily on two printed commentaries on Sallust's text: the first written by the Italian Humanist, Johannes Chrysostomus Soldus (published in 1495), and the second by the Parisian printer and scholar, Josse Badius Ascensius (published in 1504), weaving their explanatory material into his translation. This is the first modern critical edition of this text, which one of the earliest translations from the classics into English. It is accompanied by a full introduction, explanatory notes, and a glossary. Inhaltsverzeichnis Abbreviations Introduction The life and career of Alexander Barclay Sallust, his Opera and their reception in the Middle Ages and Renaissance Selected list of Sallust editions to 1521 Barclay's sources and his use of commentaries Translation method and style The texts of the translation Plan of the present edition Select Bibliography Text The Famous Cronycle of the Warre which the Romayns had agaynst Iugurth, Vsurper of the Kyngdome of Numidy Appendices I: Preface to Thomas Paynell's Edition of 1557 II: Soldus's Summary of the Bellum Iugurthunum as reproduced by Ascencius III: Commentaries on Chapter XLVIII by Soldus and Ascensius Notes Glossary Index of Names ...
