Nicholas Horsfall was one of the most recognizable and influential Latinists of his generation. His main legacy is his work on Virgil and the five erudite commentaries on the Aeneid, but he was also a prolific writer of papers, both Virgilian and non-Virgilian. A number of Horsfall's papers, including the important 'Camilla', are translated in this volume for the first time. Stretching from 1971 to 2015, the papers are drawn from his entire output demonstrating his unparalleled ability to connect Roman poetry with history, antiquarianism, and Realien. While showcasing his unique analysis of Virgil, it also highlights Horsfall's work as both a Latinist and a Romanist, illuminating the coherence in his approach. This volume includes many Virgilian papers that have become classics--on Aeneas the colonist, and on the Aeneas-legend, for example. This does not detract from the value of the non-Virgilian papers, many of which--on the collegium poetarum, and on discussions of reading and libraries at Rome, for example--have become standard treatments of their subjects. Throughout all these works there is an astonishing degree of connection, with glimpses in many papers of his other research interests. 'Nicholas Horsfall needs to be approached through his short papers, typically fresh, innovative and stimulating, and he has been so productive that nobody can claim to have had a full view of his scholarship. When it comes to placing a literary text in the frames offered by material culture, documents, landscapes, history, and by religious, legal, military and antiquarian studies, he was unrivalled.' Professor Alessandro Barchiesi, Professor of Classics, New York University.

About the Author
Nicholas Horsfall (1946-2019) was formerly Honorary Professor of Classics and Ancient History at Durham University.

Reviews
The papers on these topics show prodigious industry in collecting, organizing, sifting and evaluating primary evidence. Horsfall's mind moves this way and that over the material, and there are countless gains on points large and small. * Fiachra Mac Gorain, University College London, Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
The book can be particularly useful for graduate students in want of an accessible introduction to H.'s work as well as for those seeking a starting point from which to consolidate a strong basis for their understanding of existing Virgilian scholarship, as H. treats many key issues within the field and thoroughly traces the existing scholarship for the issues he discusses. * Chantal van Egdom, ExClass *
Fifty Years at the Sibyl's Heels is a duly solid memorial to the late Nicholas Horsfall ... 145 learned articles constitute the core of his prodigious contribution to Vergiliana. Of those, forty-two are reprinted here, representing a good range across time and topics. * Christopher Whitton, Greece & Rome *



Book Information
ISBN 9780198863861
Author Nicholas Horsfall
Format Hardback
Page Count 540
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 1g
Dimensions(mm) 35mm * 165mm * 240mm