Punica. Book 9 /

"Book 9 of Silius Italicus' first-century Latin epic poem Punica begins the narrative of the Battle of Cannae (August 216 BC). This book is an integral part of the epic's three-book movement that narrates one of the largest battles in Roman history. It features the Latin text with cri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius (Author)
Other Authors:	Bernstein, Neil W., 1973- (Editor, Translator, author of introduction,)
Format:	Book
Language:	English Latin
Language Notes:	Parallel Latin and English text translated from the Latin.
Published:	Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022.
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	Oxford commentaries on Flavian poetry.
Subjects:	Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius. > Punica. > Liber 9. Epic poetry, Latin > History and criticism. Punic War, 2nd, 218-201 B.C. > Poetry. Punica (Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius) Epic poetry, Latin. 218-201 B.C. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Poetry.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: 1. Silius Italicus, Consular and Poet ; 2. The Historiographical and Rhetorical Tradition of Cannae ; 3. The Episodes of Punica ; 4. Epic Tradition: The Inter- and Intratextuality of Cannae ; 5. Language and style ; 6. Text and translation
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Commentary.