The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age by William Young Sellar

The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age by William Young Sellar

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William Young Sellar (1825–1890) was a classical scholar specialising in the analysis of Roman poetry. This volume, first published posthumously in 1891, discusses the forms and development of Roman poetry in the reign of Augustus, and was considered the standard reference for the development of Augustan Roman poetry.

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The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age by William Young Sellar

This work by William Young Sellar (1825 1890) was first published in 1877, when Sellar was well established as Professor of Humanity at the University of Edinburgh. It is a companion volume to his equally acclaimed Roman Poets of the Republic and the later continuation Horace and the Elegaic Poets, all three of which remain of value to scholars today. The book's ten chapters give an overview of the Augustan Age and Virgil's life and work in context (chapters 1-3), then moving to the Eclogues (chapter 4) and the Georgics (chapters 5-7), before devoting the remaining chapters to the Aeneid. A detailed table of contents allows the reader to navigate between analysis of the historical context, Virgil's literary forms and motives, and general literary interpretation. This work is both a meticulous work of scholarship, and, as the affectionate dedication shows, a tribute to the author's passion for his subject.
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ISBN 13 9781108021005
ISBN 10 110802100X
Titre The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age
Auteur William Young Sellar
Série Cambridge Library Collection - Classics
État Non disponible
Type de reliure Paperback
Éditeur Cambridge University Press
Année de publication 2010-10-21
Nombre de pages 418
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