Two Centuries of Roman Poetry
Published on 1. January 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
260 pages
978-1-85399-527-9 (ISBN)
Description
First published by Macmillian in 1964, this book is designed to introduce students to a wider range of Latin poetry than they would encounter in a simple author prescription. The first century BC is represented by Lucretius and Catullus, the Augustan era by Virgil, Horace and Ovid, and the Silver age by Juvenal and Martial. Passages are chosen for their own intrinsic interest - Ovid on Romulus and Remus, Juvenal on the dangers of Rome at night, the sheild of Aeneas from Virgil's Aeneid VIII ; they cover a wide variety of genres and styles - both Satires and Odes of Horace, elegiacs from the Fasti and hexameters from the Metamorphoses of Ovid. There are extensive notes on language and content, an introduction on metre and a full vocabulary.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
314 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85399-527-9 (9781853995279)
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E.C. Kennedy was Classics Master at Malvern College, UK. With A.R. Davis, he co-edited Two Centuries of Roman Poetry, Two Centuries of Roman Prose, and Euripides: Scenes from "Rhesus" and "Helen".
Content
1. Lucretius The Death Of Iphigenia (I, 82-Ioi)
2. Catullus Love At First Sight (Si)
3 Lesbia's Pet Bird (2)
4 Kisses (5)
5 Everlasting Love (109)
6 A Woman's Promise (7o)
7 It Is All Over (8)
8 A Prayer For Help (76, 13-26)
9 Virgil Aeneas And Turnus (Aeneid Xii, 697-790 And 887-952)
10 Horace The Poet's Education (Satires I, 6, 71-89)
11 A Day At Rome (Satires I, 6, Ii1-Ij1)
12 Make The Most Of Your Youth (Odes I, 9)
13 The Spring Of Bandusia (Odes Iii, 13)
14 Ovid Romulus And Remus And The She-Wolf (Fasti Ii, 381-422)
15 The Foundation Of Rome (Fasti Iv, 80<)-862)
16 Martial
19 JUvenal
20 Lucretius
21 Catullus
25 Virgil
26 Horace
29 Ovm
31 Martial
36 JUvenal
Notes
Vocabulary
Contents
The True Enjoyment Of Life (Ii, 90 And V, 20)
Not At Home (V, 22 And Ix, 6)
Two Epitaphs (X, 6r And Vi, 52)
The Dangers Of Rome At Night (Iii, 268-301)
Part II
Death (Iii, 894--911)
Veranius's Homecoming (9)
Stolen Napkins (12)
His Brother's Death (68, 15-26)
A Pert Girl (1o)
The Shield Of Aeneas (Aeneid Viii, 626-731)
The Town And Country Mouse (Satires
To A Wine-Jar (Odes Iii, 21)
Nature And Man (Odes Iv, 7)
Pyramus And Thisbe (Metamorphoses Iv, 55-166)
Pygmalion (Metamorphoses X, 247-297)
School Holidays (X, 62)
Epitaph For Lydia (Xi, 69)
Two Nightmare Doctors (V, 9 And Vi, 53)
Two Roman Wives (I, 42 And Ix, 15)
Two Sides Of Martial's Character (V, 42 And Vi, 82)
The Vanity Of Fame (X, 114-132 And 147-167)
2. Catullus Love At First Sight (Si)
3 Lesbia's Pet Bird (2)
4 Kisses (5)
5 Everlasting Love (109)
6 A Woman's Promise (7o)
7 It Is All Over (8)
8 A Prayer For Help (76, 13-26)
9 Virgil Aeneas And Turnus (Aeneid Xii, 697-790 And 887-952)
10 Horace The Poet's Education (Satires I, 6, 71-89)
11 A Day At Rome (Satires I, 6, Ii1-Ij1)
12 Make The Most Of Your Youth (Odes I, 9)
13 The Spring Of Bandusia (Odes Iii, 13)
14 Ovid Romulus And Remus And The She-Wolf (Fasti Ii, 381-422)
15 The Foundation Of Rome (Fasti Iv, 80<)-862)
16 Martial
19 JUvenal
20 Lucretius
21 Catullus
25 Virgil
26 Horace
29 Ovm
31 Martial
36 JUvenal
Notes
Vocabulary
Contents
The True Enjoyment Of Life (Ii, 90 And V, 20)
Not At Home (V, 22 And Ix, 6)
Two Epitaphs (X, 6r And Vi, 52)
The Dangers Of Rome At Night (Iii, 268-301)
Part II
Death (Iii, 894--911)
Veranius's Homecoming (9)
Stolen Napkins (12)
His Brother's Death (68, 15-26)
A Pert Girl (1o)
The Shield Of Aeneas (Aeneid Viii, 626-731)
The Town And Country Mouse (Satires
To A Wine-Jar (Odes Iii, 21)
Nature And Man (Odes Iv, 7)
Pyramus And Thisbe (Metamorphoses Iv, 55-166)
Pygmalion (Metamorphoses X, 247-297)
School Holidays (X, 62)
Epitaph For Lydia (Xi, 69)
Two Nightmare Doctors (V, 9 And Vi, 53)
Two Roman Wives (I, 42 And Ix, 15)
Two Sides Of Martial's Character (V, 42 And Vi, 82)
The Vanity Of Fame (X, 114-132 And 147-167)