Ciris: A Poem Attributed to Vergil

by R.O.A.M. Lyne and Ciris

The Ciris is a mythological narrative poem on the legend of Scylla and Nisus, and is an outstanding example of the epyllion genre - miniture epics, of which there must have been many from Catullus onwards. Late sources in Antiquity and inferior manuscript tradition attributed this poem to Vergil, and the possibility of Vergilian authorship has been discussed since the Renaissance. Dr Lyne has reassessed the manuscript authorities for the Ciris and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521606993
• ISBN13: 9780521606998
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.5"