Silius italicus, punica 2 / edited with an introduction, translation, and commentary by Neil W. Bernstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bernstein, Neil W., 1973- editor, author.

Language:

English

Latin

Subjects (All):

Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius. Punica--Liber 2.

Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius.

Epic poetry, Latin--History and criticism.

Epic poetry, Latin.

Punic War, 2nd, 218-201 B.C--Poetry.

Punic War, 2nd, 218-201 B.C.

Rome--History, Military--265-30 B.C--Poetry.

Rome.

Carthage (Extinct city)--Poetry.

Carthage (Extinct city).

Punica (Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius).

Rome (Empire).

Tunisia--Carthage (Extinct city).

Genre:

Poetry.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Military history.

Physical Description:

liv, 318 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Punica 2

Punica two

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2017.

Language Note:

Parallel Latin and English text translated from the Latin.

Summary:

Silius Italicus' Punica, a Latin epic poem on the second Punic war written at the end of the first century CE, is one of the few Roman historical epics to survive from antiquity. This volume represents the first full-length scholarly commentary in any language on Book 2 of the seventeen-book epic and accompanies a recent resurgence in scholarly interest in this punica. It includes an extensive introduction to the poem's historical and literary contexts, along with the full Latin text and apparatus criticus, English translation and detailed line-by-line commentary. The introduction situates Silius in historiographical and literary tradition, while the contemporary addresses a broad range of textual linguistic, literary, and cultural topics, Discussion of intertextuality focuses especially on the poem's adaptation of earlier epic tradition, including the poems of Homer, Virgil, Ovid, Lucan, Valerius Flaccus, and Status. The text and apparatus criticus have been updated since the publication of Josef Delz's Teubner edition of the Punica in 1987 to include a much more comprehensive account of emendation history. The result is a keenly focused and cutting-edge critical edition that will be an invaluable resource for scholars and students of Silius Italicus and the Punica for years to come. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Sibus Italicus, Consular and Poet xiii

2 Epicizing History xv

3 The Episodes and Themes of Punica 2 xix

4 Punka 2 and the Poetic Tradition xxxvii

5 Language and Style xliii

6 Metrics and Prosody xlviii

7 Test and Translation li.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-289) and indexes.

Contains:

Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius. Punica. Liber 2.

Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius. Punica Liber 2. English.

ISBN:

0198747861

9780198747864

OCLC:

987268940