Civil War

Lucan

ISBN 10: 0143106236 / ISBN 13: 9780143106234

Edité par Penguin Books Ltd, GB, 2012

This is a magnificent new translation of the enduring epic about the sundering of the Roman Republic. Lucan lived from 39-65 AD at a time of great turbulence in Rome. His "Civil War" portrays two of the most colourful and powerful figures of the age - Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great, enemies in a vicious struggle for power that severed bloodlines and began the transformation of Roman civilization. With Right locked in combat with Might, law and order broke down and the anarchic violence that resulted left its mark on the Roman people forever, paving the way for the imperial monarchy. Accessible and modern yet loyal to the rhetorical brilliance of the original, this will be the definitive Civil War of our times. N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9780143106234

Synopsis :

A magnificent new translation of the enduring epic about the sundering of the Roman Republic

Lucan lived from 39-65 AD at a time of great turbulence in Rome. His Civil War portrays two of the most colourful and powerful figures of the age-Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great, enemies in a vicious struggle for power that severed bloodlines and began the transformation of Roman civilization. With Right locked in combat with Might, law and order broke down and the anarchic violence that resulted left its mark on the Roman people forever, paving the way for the imperial monarchy. Accessible and modern yet loyal to the rhetorical brilliance of the original, this will be the definitive Civil War of our times.

À propos de l?auteur:

-Matthew Fox is Visiting Professor of Classics at Rutgers University.
-Ethan Adams is an assistant professor in classics at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Civil War
Éditeur : Penguin Books Ltd, GB
Date d'édition : 2012
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : New