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The Famous Cronycle of the Warre Which the Romayns Had Agaynst Iugurth, Usurper of the Kyngdome of Numidy

The Famous Cronycle of the Warre Which the Romayns Had Agaynst Iugurth, Usurper of the Kyngdome of Numidy Alexander Barclay's Translation of Sallust's Bellum Iugurthinum - Early English Text Society. O.S.

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Publisher's Synopsis

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 and scholar, Josse Badius Ascensius (published in 1504), weaving their explanatory material into his translation. This is the first modern critical edition of this text, which one of the earliest translations from the classics into English. It is accompanied by a full introduction, explanatory notes, and a glossary.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780199688197
Publisher: OUP OXFORD
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Pub date:
Edition: First edition
DEWEY: 937.05
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 550
Weight: 716g
Height: 144mm
Width: 217mm
Spine width: 40mm