Punica. Book 9 / edited with an introduction, translation, and commentary by Neil W. Bernstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius, author.

Contributor:

Bernstein, Neil W., 1973- editor, author of introduction, translator.

Orville H. Bullitt Classics Fund.

Series:

Oxford commentaries on Flavian poetry

Oxford Commentaries on Flavian Poetry

Language:

English

Latin

Subjects (All):

Epic poetry, Latin--History and criticism.

Epic poetry, Latin.

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

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

Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius. Punica--Liber 9.

Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius.

Punica (Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius).

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Poetry.

Physical Description:

viii, 304 pages : map ; 25 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022.

Language Note:

Parallel Latin and English text translated from the Latin.

Summary:

"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 critical apparatus and a parallel English translation. Detailed commentary notes provide information on literary style, use of language, poetic intertexts, and scholarly interpretation"--Provided by publisher.

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

Text and translation. Sigla

Commentary.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Orville H. Bullitt Classics Fund.

Contains:

Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius. Punica. Liber 9

Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius. Punica. Liber 9. English.

ISBN:

9780198838166

0198838166

OCLC:

1351518368

Publisher Number:

99993288929