Apocolocyntosis - Brossura

Seneca

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1490384537 ISBN 13: 9781490384535

Casa editrice: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Riassunto

“This piece is ascribed to Seneca by ancient tradition; it is impossible to prove that it is his, and impossible to prove that it is not. The matter will probably continue to be decided by every one according to his view of Seneca's character and abilities: in the matters of style and of sentiment much may be said on both sides. Dion Cassius (lx, 35) says that Seneca composed an [Greek: apokolokuntosis] or Pumpkinification of Claudius after his death, the title being a parody of the usual [Greek: apotheosis]; but this title is not given in the MSS. of the Ludus de Morte Claudii, nor is there anything in the piece which suits the title very well. “As a literary form, the piece belongs to the class called Satura Menippea, a satiric medley in prose and verse. “This text is that of Buecheler, with a few trifling changes, which are indicated in the notes. We have been courteously allowed by Messrs Weidmann to use this text. I have to acknowledge the help off Mr Ball's notes, from which I have taken a few references; but my translation was made many years ago.” W.H.D. ROUSE The Gourdification of Claudius the God has enjoyed lasting appeal, for it is a uniquely surviving specimen of prose-and-verse satire from the Roman world - and satire, a Roman specialty, is one of the few types of ancient literature to survive, and thrive, in modern society. Its author, Seneca, was not only gifted with intellectual virtuosity, but, at the time of writing, was the precarious power behind the throne of the dangerously developing Nero. Claudius, the target of his malicious wit, remains the most controversial of the first twelve imperial Caesars. The English version facing the text makes the work available to the general reader who may not have any Latin. The text, which is based on a critical examination of all the manuscripts, will be indispensable to scholars. The commentary, which is the first on this scale to have been written in English, is primarily addressed to university and other students.

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Lucius Annaeus Seneca (c.4BC-AD65) was born in Cordoba, Spain, where he was brought up studying the traditional virtues of republican Roman life. He became a teacher of rhetoric but attracted attention for his incisive style of writing. Closely linked to Nero, his death was ordered by the emperor in AD65. Seneca committed suicide.

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• Editore: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1490384537
• ISBN 13: 9781490384535
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 34