Fragmentary Latin Poets

Name: Fragmentary Latin Poets
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ISBN: 9780199265794

ISBN-10: 0199265798

ISBN-13: 9780199265794

Edition: 2nd 2003 (Revised)

Authors: Edward Courtney

List price: $140.00

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To understand fully the development of Latin poetry, one has to consider not only the prominent figures whose works survive entire but also the writers known to us only in fragments, usually small, from quotations. The fragments of the non-dramatic poets have been collected by Baehrens, Morel, and Bchner, but only a few have ever received a commentary. This book revises the texts, taking advantage of much earlier work now largely forgotten, and provides the necessary interpretative and illustrative material. By building up, wherever possible, a picture of each writer, Professor Courtney places them in relation to the development of Latin poetry and thus gathers together information at…

Book details

List price: $140.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/6/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 566
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.50" long x 1.14" tall
Weight: 1.452
Language: English