Lost literature -- Rome

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"This collection of fragments of Roman poetry aims to enhance our knowledge of the greatest period of Latin literature, from about 60 B.C. to A.D. 20. Adrian Hollis prints fragments of up 30 poets, with an individual introduction and a translation for each. His commentary contai…

To understand fully the development of Latin poetry, one has to consider not only the prominent figures whose works survive entire but also the writers known to us only in fragments from quotations. This collection of fragments is accompanied by a full commentary.

"To understand fully the development of Latin poetry, one has to consider not only the prominent figures whose works survive entire, but also the writers known to us only in fragments, usually small, from quotations. The fragments of the non-dramatic poets have been collected by…