Coniuracion of Lucius Sergius Catelina - An Early Tudor Translation of Sallust''s ''Bellum Catilinae''

This is the first ever edition of this English version of Sallust's Bellum Catilinae, the first translation of a Roman history into English. It contains a full introduction, detailed textual commentary, and glossary.

List of contents

• List of Plates


• Conventions and Abbreviations


• Introduction


• Bibliography


• The Coniuracion of Lucius Sergius Catelina


• Appendix: Incunables containing the Bellum Catilinae


• Explanatory Notes


• Glossary


• Index of Proper Names

About the author

John Colley is a Research Fellow at St John's College, Cambridge. His first monograph is forthcoming as Humanism, English Literature, and the Translation of Greek (OUP).

Summary

This is the first ever edition of this English version of Sallust's Bellum Catilinae, the first translation of a Roman history into English. It contains a full introduction, detailed textual commentary, and glossary.

Product details

• Authors: John (Research Fellow Colley
• Assisted by: John Colley (Editor), Colley John (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.08.2025
• EAN: 9780198976387
• ISBN: 978-0-19-897638-7
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Early English Text Society Original Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Classical linguistics / literary studies; HISTORY / Ancient / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, Medieval History, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval