Julius Caesar's Bellum Civile and the Composition of a New Reality

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317110013
Total Pages : 225 pages
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Book Synopsis Julius Caesar's Bellum Civile and the Composition of a New Reality by : Ayelet Peer

Download or read book Julius Caesar's Bellum Civile and the Composition of a New Reality written by Ayelet Peer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-09 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his Commentarii de Bello Civili Julius Caesar sought to re-invent his image and appear before his present and future readers in a way which he could control and at times manipulate. Offering a new interpretation of the Bellum Civile this book reveals the intricate literary world that Caesar creates using sophisticated techniques such as a studied choice of vocabulary, rearrangement of events, use of indirect speech, and more. Each of the three books of the work is examined independently to set out the gradual transformation of Caesar's literary persona, in step with his ascent in the 'real' world. By analysing the work from Caesar's viewpoint the author argues that by adroit presentation and manipulation of historical circumstances Caesar creates in his narrative a different reality, one in which his conduct is justified. The question of the res publica is also a key point of the volume, as it is in the Bellum Civile, and the author argues that Caesar purposely does not present himself as a Republican, contrary to commonly held views. Employing detailed philological analyses of Caesar's three books on the Civil War, this work significantly advances our understanding of Caesar as author and politician.

C. Iuli Caesaris Commentariorum

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199659745
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Book Synopsis C. Iuli Caesaris Commentariorum by : Julius Caesar

Download or read book C. Iuli Caesaris Commentariorum written by Julius Caesar and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revised critical edition for the Oxford Classical Texts series of the Latin text of Caesar's Bellum civile, his account of his civil war against Pompey Features an expanded and up-to-date critical apparatus Includes an appendix critica, an appendix orthographica, and a conspectus editionum Suitable for classroom use as well as for research purposes

Caesar's Gallic War

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Total Pages : 300 pages
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Download or read book Caesar's Gallic War written by Julius Caesar and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Commentary on Lucan, De Bello Civili IV

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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110203855
Total Pages : 344 pages
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Book Synopsis A Commentary on Lucan, De Bello Civili IV by : Paolo Asso

Download or read book A Commentary on Lucan, De Bello Civili IV written by Paolo Asso and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2009 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 4 of Lucan's epic contrasts Europe with Africa. At the battle of Lerida (Spain), a violent storm causes the local rivers to flood the plain between the two hills where the opposing armies are camped. Asso's commentary traces Lucan's reminiscences of early Greek tales of creation, when Chaos held the elements in indistinct confusion. This primordial broth sets the tone for the whole book. After the battle, the scene switches to the Adriatic shore of Illyricum (Albania), and finally to Africa, where the proto-mythical water of the beginning of the book cedes to the dryness of the desert. The narrative unfolds against the background of the War of the Elements. The Spanish deluge is replaced by the desiccated desolation of Africa. The commentary contrasts the representations of Rome with Africa and explores the significance of Africa as a space contaminated by evil, but which remains an integral part of Rome. Along with Lucan's other geographic and natural-scientific discussions, Africa's position as a part of the Roman world is painstakingly supported by astronomic and geographic erudition in Lucan's blending of scientific and mythological discourse. The poet is a visionary who supports his truth claims by means of scientific discourse.

Civil War

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Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674997034
Total Pages : 454 pages
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Book Synopsis Civil War by : Caesar

Download or read book Civil War written by Caesar and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Civil War provides a vigorous, direct, clear, third-personal, impassioned account of Caesar’s campaigns during the civil war of 49–48 BC, drawn from his three books of commentarii.

Studies on the Text of Caesar's Bellum Civile

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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0198724063
Total Pages : 336 pages
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Book Synopsis Studies on the Text of Caesar's Bellum Civile by : Cynthia Damon

Download or read book Studies on the Text of Caesar's Bellum Civile written by Cynthia Damon and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies on the Text of Caesar's Bellum civile is a companion volume to Damon's revised Oxford Classical Texts edition of Caesar's Bellum civile, his account of his civil war with Pompey. Comprising three parts, this volume investigates the detailed philological arguments that underpin the revised edition of the text. The first part supplements the preface of the Oxford Classical Texts edition, providing an expanded background on the history of the text and a more detailed argument for the shape of the stemma. The second part is a discussion of nature and the causes of the difficulties present in the text of the Bellum civile and their consequences for the revised edition. The third part presents a series of around 75 notes on different areas of the text, exploring in depth the contentions behind the various remedies suggested in the critical apparatus of the Oxford Classical Texts edition.

Caesar and the Storm

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Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9783039107360
Total Pages : 326 pages
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Book Synopsis Caesar and the Storm by : Monica Matthews

Download or read book Caesar and the Storm written by Monica Matthews and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2008 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This commentary on a part of book 5 of Lucan's 'historical epic' poem De Bello Civili aims to provide the reader with as thorough an analysis as possible of literary and historical points of interest within the text and so to facilitate a fuller understanding and appreciation of one of the most important episodes in the poem, Julius Caesar's failed attempt to cross the Adriatic in the midst of a great storm. It examines how the episode contributes to the long tradition of epic storm narratives dating back to Homer and also how it contributes to the wider themes of the poem as a whole, in particular to Lucan's portrayal of Caesar. A line-by-line commentary is combined with longer notes summarizing issues of particular importance. Such issues include: the influence of Roman love-poetry in the depiction of the relationship between Caesar and his men, Lucan's use of Virgil's Nisus and Euryalus episode, and the tradition of theoxeny narratives lying behind the scene at the home of the fisherman Amyclas which allows us to view Caesar as 'playing the part' of a traditional god or hero. Throughout, Lucan's engagement with the works of Homer, Virgil (particularly the Aeneid but also the Georgics), Ovid and Seneca, and the ways in which the lack of a traditional divine machinery in his poem is compensated for are considered.

Reading Lucan's Civil War

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Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806178574
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)

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Book Synopsis Reading Lucan's Civil War by : Paul Roche

Download or read book Reading Lucan's Civil War written by Paul Roche and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in 39 C.E., the Roman poet Lucan lived during the turbulent reign of the emperor Nero. Prior to his death in 65 C.E., Lucan wrote prolifically, yet beyond some fragments, only his epic poem, the Civil War, has survived. Acclaimed by critics as one of the greatest literary achievements of the Roman Empire, the Civil War is a stirring account of the war between Julius Caesar and the forces of the republican senate led by Pompey the Great. Reading Lucan’s Civil War is the first comprehensive guide to this important poem. Accessible to all readers, it is especially well suited for students encountering the work for the first time. As the editor, Paul Roche, explains in his introduction, the Civil War (alternatively known in Latin as Bellum Civile, De Bello Civili, or Pharsalia) is most likely an unfinished work. Roche places the poem in historical and literary contexts that will be helpful to first-time readers. The volume presents, chapter-by-chapter, essays that cover each of the Civil War’s ten extant books. Five further chapters address topics and issues pertaining to the entire work, including religion and ritual, philosophy, gender dynamics, and Lucan’s relationships to Vergil and Julius Caesar. The contributors to this volume are all expert scholars who have published widely on Lucan’s work and Roman imperial literature. Their essays provide readers with a detailed understanding of and appreciation for the poem’s unique features. The contributors take special care to include translations of all original Latin passages and explain unfamiliar Latin and Greek terms. The volume is enhanced by a map of Lucan’s Roman world and a glossary of key terms.

Lucan: De Bello Ciuili Book VII

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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108585604
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (85 download)

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Book Synopsis Lucan: De Bello Ciuili Book VII by : Paul Roche

Download or read book Lucan: De Bello Ciuili Book VII written by Paul Roche and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-23 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book VII of Lucan's De Bello Ciuili recounts the decisive victory of Julius Caesar over Pompey at the Battle of Pharsalus on 9 August 48 BCE. Uniquely within Lucan's epic, the entire book is devoted to one event, as the narrator struggles to convey the full horror and significance of Romans fighting against Romans and of the republican defeat. Book VII shows both De Bello Ciuili and its impassioned, partisan narrator at their idiosyncratic best. Lucan's account of Pharsalus well illustrates his poem's macabre aesthetic, his commitment to paradox and hyperbole, and his highly rhetorical presentation of events. This is the first English commentary on this important book for more than half a century. It provides extensive help with Lucan's Latin, and seeks to orientate students and scholars to the most important issues, themes and aspects of this brilliant poem.

Lucans Pharsalia

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 592 pages
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Roman History

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Total Pages : 528 pages
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Book Synopsis Roman History by : Appianus (of Alexandria.)

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An Easy Abridgment of Caesar's de Bello Civili

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Total Pages : 186 pages
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Download or read book An Easy Abridgment of Caesar's de Bello Civili written by Julius Caesar and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 314 pages
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Download or read book Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War written by Julius Caesar and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Civil War Within

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Total Pages : 104 pages
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The Conquest of Gaul

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101160470
Total Pages : 276 pages
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Book Synopsis The Conquest of Gaul by : Julius Caesar

Download or read book The Conquest of Gaul written by Julius Caesar and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1983-02-24 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The enemy were overpowered and took to flight. The Romans pursued as far as their strength enabled them to run' Between 58 and 50 BC Julius Caesar conquered most of the area now covered by France, Belgium and Switzerland, and invaded Britain twice, and The Conquest of Gaul is his record of these campaigns. Caesar’s narrative offers insights into his military strategy and paints a fascinating picture of his encounters with the inhabitants of Gaul and Britain, as well as lively portraits of the rebel leader Vercingetorix and other Gallic chieftains. The Conquest of Gaulcan also be read as a piece of political propaganda, as Caesar sets down his version of events for the Roman public, knowing he faces civil war on his return to Rome. Revised and updated by Jane Gardner, S. A. Handford’s translation brings Caesar’s lucid and exciting account to life for modern readers. This volume includes a glossary of persons and places, maps, appendices and suggestions for further reading.

Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 492 pages
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Download or read book Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War written by Julius Caesar and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

C. Iulii Caesaris Commentarii de Bello Civili

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Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781016193696
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book C. Iulii Caesaris Commentarii de Bello Civili written by Vigilio Inama Felice Ramorino Caesar and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.