War, Liberty, and Caesar: Responses to Lucan's Bellum Ciuile, ca. 1580 - 1650 (Classical Presences)

In 'war, Liberty, And Caesar', Edward Paleit Discusses How Readers And Writers Of The English Renaissance Read And Understood Lucan's Epic Poem On The Roman Civil Wars. Looking At Engagements With Lucan Across A Wide Variety Of Literary Forms, Paleit Questions What Made This Latin Author So Relevant During This Period. Part I Contexts Of Reading -- 1 Lucan And Humanist Pedagogy 31 -- 2 Lucan In Controversy: Poetry, History, And Truth 53 -- Part Ii Readings -- 3 Lucan And The 'caesarist' Reader, Ca.1590-1610 93 -- 4 Speaking To Pothinus: Lucan And 'commonwealth' Drama, From The Misfortunes Of Arthur To The Tragedy Of Nero 128 -- 5 Divided Readers: Lucan In Mid-jacobean England 166 -- 6 Thomas May And The Fall Of English Liberty 215 -- 7 Ending Lucan 255. Edward Paleit. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 313-332) And Index.