Latin Literature

Latin Literature is a comprehensive book on the topic of Latin literature, written by J.W. Mackail. The book provides an overview of the history of Latin literature, from its earliest beginnings to the end of the Roman Empire. It covers a wide range of topics, including the major genres of Latin literature, such as epic poetry, lyric poetry, drama, and prose, as well as the works of some of the most famous Latin authors, such as Virgil, Ovid, Horace, and Cicero. The book also explores the social, political, and cultural contexts in which Latin literature was produced and consumed, and it provides insights into the literary techniques and themes that are characteristic of Latin literature. With its engaging writing style and detailed analysis of Latin literature, this book is an excellent resource for anyone interested in the history of literature, classical studies, or the Latin language.The poetic forms, on the other hand, used by Virgil were so much more on the main line of tendency that he stands among a large number of others, some of whom might have had a high reputation but for his overwhelming superiority. Of the other essays made in this period in bucolic poetry we know too little to speak with any confidence. But both didactic poetry and the little epic were largely cultivated, and the greater epic itself was not without followers. The extant poems of the Culex and Ciris have already been noted as showing with what skill and grace unknown poets, almost if not absolutely contemporary with Virgil, could use the slighter epic forms.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.