Bibliograph

Word and Context in Latin Poetry, Studies in Memory of David West

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Word and Context in Latin Poetry, Studies in Memory of David West

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Word and Context in Latin Poetry

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Cambridge Classical Journal Supplements Ser., v.40

Sub title

Studies in Memory of David West

Summary

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

Target audience

adult

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