Civil War VIII

by Lucan, Roland Mayer

In his De Bello Civili Lucan tells the story of the civil war between Caesar and Pompey, dealing in Book VIII with the defeat and death of the latter. This edition provides a literary commentary to accompany the Latin text and the revised translation of J.D.Daff.

Genres: Classics

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 2, 1965

About the author

Marcus Annaeus Lucanus, better known in English as Lucan, was a Roman poet, born in Corduba (modern-day Córdoba), in Hispania Baetica. Despite his short life, he is regarded as one of the outstanding figures of the Imperial Latin period. His youth and speed of composition set him apart from other poets.

A.k.a. Lucain.

Reviews

[mol · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars, finished
finally finished this reading assignment from five months ago #profwalters #nightmaresofnero

[Vikram Kumar · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first great anti-epic. This is a fantastic work. The language is quite classical, but the syntax is incredibly complex. Lucan paints a grim portrait of the Roman Empire and his epic reads like a 1st Century Albert Camus.