Word and context in Latin poetry
studies in memory of David West
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Author
Publication
2017 - Cambridge Philological Society, Cambridge, England
Language
English
Word Count
45,500 words, Guess
Page Count
182 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100956838154
- ISBN-139780956838155
- OCLC Control Number1008568079
- Open LibraryOL44232376M
Classifications
- DDC871.009
- LCCPA6047 .W67 2017
Description
This volume of essays is intended to commemorate the eminent Latin scholar David West, best known for his work on Lucretius, Horace, Virgil and Shakespeare. The contributors - Francis Cairns, Ian Du Quesnay, Bruce Gibson, Alex Hardie, Stephen Harrison, John Moles and Tony Woodman - have aimed to produce close readings of classical texts, paying due attention to historical context and literary tradition in the manner adopted by David West himself. The authors covered are Empedocles, Antisthenes, Callimachus, Lutatius Catulus, Catullus, Horace (Epodes and Odes), Propertius, Virgil (Aeneid), Dio Chrysostom and Hildebert of Lavardin.
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Series Statement
- Cambridge classical journal. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. Supplementary volume -- 40
- Cambridge classical journal -- 40.
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