Lucan

Marcus Annaeus Lucanus

Susanna Morton Braund

Lucan's epic poem on the civil war between Caesar and Pompey (unfinished at the time of his early death), stands beside the poems of Virgil and Ovid in the first rank of Latin epic. This powerful poem has its fans and its critics - but no reader can fail to be impressed by the stark power ofLucan's condemnation of civil war.This important new translation uses English and free verse with the same number of lines as the Latin, for easy cross-reference, and will be of use to anyone interested in Lucan, in Latin epic, and the development of aepic poetry through the ages.The notes and glossary explain all names, places, customs, and allusions to mythology, history, literature, and astronomy in the poem. The substantial introduction sets the scene for the reader unfamiliar with Lucan. It covers the poet and his times; the events of the civil war as a theme of poetry;and the characteristics of Lucan's poem - in particular his relationship with earlier writers of Latin epic and his interest in the sensational.

Civil War

Susan H. Braund

Beyond Anger is a detailed literary analysis of the three poems which make up Juvenal's third book of Satires (i.e. Satires 7, 8 and 9). Dr Braund pays particular attention to the satiric techniques Juvenal employs in this book, arguing that in Book III Juvenal uses a new, ironic persona, which makes his satire more indirect, subtle and double-edged than does the angry approach found in the earlier books.

A Study of Juvenal's Third Book of Satires

Beyond Anger

Christopher Gill

Understanding the emotions or 'passions' in key literary and intellectual Latin writings.

The Passions in Roman Thought and Literature

This highly accessible, user-friendly work provides a fresh and illuminating introduction to the most important aspects of Latin prose and poetry and the fundamental connections between Latin literature and issues of elite Roman culture

Latin Literature

Understanding Latin Literature is a highly accessible, user-friendly work that provides a fresh and illuminating introduction to the most important aspects of Latin prose and poetry. This second edition is heavily revised to reflect recent developments in scholarship, especially in the area of the later reception and reverberations of Latin literature. Chapters are dedicated to Latin writers such as Virgil and Livy and explore how literature related to Roman identity and society. Readers are stimulated and inspired to do their own further reading through engagement with a wide selection of translated extracts and through understanding the different ways in which they can be approached. Central throughout is the theme of the fundamental connections between Latin literature and issues of elite Roman culture. The versatile and accessible structure of Understanding Latin Literature makes it suitable for both individual and class use.

Understanding Latin Literature

This highly accessible, user-friendly work provides a fresh and illuminating introduction to the most important aspects of Latin prose and poetry. Readers are constantly encouraged to think for themselves about how and why we study the texts in question. They are stimulated and inspired to do their own further reading through engagement with a wide selection of translated extracts, and with a useful exploration of the different ways in which they can be approached. Central throughout is the theme of the fundamental connections between Latin literature and issues of elite Roman culture. The versatile structure of the book makes it suitable both for individual and class use.

Susanna Morton Braund

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