Dracontius'' Orestes

This is the first English translation of Dracontius' Orestes: a Latin poem from Vandal North Africa. Accompanied by comprehensive notes and a full introduction, it is suitable for students and scholars of ancient literature, especially late antique Latin poetry, ancient epic and tragedy, and comparative literature.

Sommario

1. Introduction; 2. Dracontius, Orestes; 3. Notes; Appendix: textual variations

Info autore

Paul Roche is Associate Professor in Latin at the University of Sydney. He has published editions of Lucan, De Bello Civili Book I (Oxford 2009) and Book VII (Cambridge 2019), and he has edited books on Lucan, Pliny the Younger and politics in Latin literature.

Riassunto

This is the first English translation of Dracontius’ Orestes: a Latin poem from Vandal North Africa. Accompanied by comprehensive notes and a full introduction, it is suitable for students and scholars of ancient literature, especially late antique Latin poetry, ancient epic and tragedy, and comparative literature.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Paul Roche, Paul (University of Sydney Roche, Roche Paul
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.12.2022
• EAN: 9781032131269
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3213126-9
• Pagine: 134
• Serie: Routledge Later Latin Poetry
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica > Lirica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; Poetry, HISTORY / Ancient / General, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Anthologies: general, Anthologies (non-poetry), Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval