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Alexander Barclay's Translation of Sallust's Bellum Iugurthinum
Gregory . Ed(S): Waite
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This is the first modern critical edition of Alexander Barclay's translation of Sallust's Bellum Jugurthinum, a history of the war between the Romans and Jugurtha, King of Numidia. Published in 1522, it was one of the first translations of a classical text into English. Editor(s): Waite, Gregory. Series: Early English Text Society Original Series. Num Pages: 550 pages, 2 black-and-white halftones. BIC Classification: DB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 40. Weight in Grams: 716.
In 1522 Alexander Barclay (ca. 1476-1552), best known as the author of the satirical poem, 'The Ship of Fools', published his own English translation of the Roman historian, Sallust's, account of the war between the Romans and Jurgurtha, King of Numidia. Barclay expanded his source text to incorporate explanations for the benefit of the non-scholarly audience of young English noblemen who were his intended audience, as stated in his Preface. He drew heavily on two printed commentaries on Sallust's text: the first written by the Italian Humanist, Johannes Chrysostomus Soldus (published in 1495), and the second by the Parisian printer ... Read more
In 1522 Alexander Barclay (ca. 1476-1552), best known as the author of the satirical poem, 'The Ship of Fools', published his own English translation of the Roman historian, Sallust's, account of the war between the Romans and Jurgurtha, King of Numidia. Barclay expanded his source text to incorporate explanations for the benefit of the non-scholarly audience of young English noblemen who were his intended audience, as stated in his Preface. He drew heavily on two printed commentaries on Sallust's text: the first written by the Italian Humanist, Johannes Chrysostomus Soldus (published in 1495), and the second by the Parisian printer ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
550
Condition
New
Series
Early English Text Society Original Series
Number of Pages
550
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199688197
SKU
V9780199688197
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About Gregory . Ed(S): Waite
Dr Greg Waite is Senior Lecturer in the Department of English, University of Otago, where he speclalises in language and literature from Old English to the Tudor periods.
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