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Courtney, Edward was born on March 22, 1932 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Came to the United States, 1982. Son of George and Kathleen (Nicholson) Courtney.
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This work aims to show how certain striking features of classical Latin prose style have their roots in forms of expression established in archaic Latin and even beyond that in Indo-European. Some of these forms are to be explained by the origins of complex syntactical constructions, some by cultural conditions, while others are peculiar to the Latin language. These factors are exemplified in texts ranging from about 450 BC (the Twelve Tables) to about 100 BC, which are accompanied by a full commentary not confined to stylistic issues. These texts will be of interest not only to students of literature and linguistics but also of history, law, and religion.
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Edward Courtney's study of the Satires of Juvenal is the only full-scale commentary on the corpus since the nineteenth century and retains its value for students and scholars a generation after its first appearance in 1980. This commentary incorporates the findings of classical study up to that time, including the work of A. E. Housman, new discoveries such as those of papyri, and the expanding horizons of classical research. Courtney elucidates the form of each poem and the progression of thought, and offers many suggestions for the adjustment of traditional punctuation. In addition to basic explanation of the text, the commentary offers a detailed understanding of the literary and historical context, including thorough treatment of social customs, realia, development of the Latin language, and rhetorical features. The Introduction discusses Juvenal's life, his development as a satirist, his view of society and morals, his style, and his handling of metre.
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This is the first modern commentary on Petronius' Satyrica. It begins with basic background information, then surveys each episode in order that leading themes emerge. Finally, it gives an overview of Petronius' use of literary allusion and symbolism, and of his treatment of sex. All Latin and Greek quotations have been translated so that this volume may benefit both students of classical and comparative literature.
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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. The fragments of the non-dramatic poets have been collected by Baehrens, Morel, and Büchner, but only a few have ever received a commentary. This book revises the texts, taking advantage of much earlier work now largely forgotten, and provides the necessary interpretative and illustrative material. Some writers not usually included in this corpus are here covered, such as the minor works of Ennius.
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Courtney, Edward was born on March 22, 1932 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Came to the United States, 1982. Son of George and Kathleen (Nicholson) Courtney.
Bachelor, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, 1954; Master of Arts, University of Oxford, 1957.
Research lecturer, Christ Church, Oxford, 1955-1959; lecturer in classics, King's College, London, 1959-1970; reader in classics, King's College, London, 1970-1977; professor Latin, King's College, London, 1977-1982; professor classics, Stanford University, California, 1982-1993; Ely professor humanities, Stanford University, California, 1986-1993; Gildersleeve professor classics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, since 1993.
(Edward Courtney's study of the Satires of Juvenal is the ...)
(To understand fully the development of Latin poetry, one ...)
(This work aims to show how certain striking features of c...)
(This is the first modern commentary on Petronius' Satyric...)
Member American Philological Association.
Married Brenda Virginia Meek, December 18, 1962. Children: Richard Marcus, Adam Matthew.