Description
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Oppian’s life and works
* Features the complete extant works of Oppian, in both English translation and the original Greek
* Concise introductions to the texts
* A. W. Mair’s 1928 translations, which previously appeared in the Loeb Classical Library edition of Oppian
* Features Mair’s original footnotes
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Easily locate the sections you want to read with individual contents tables
* Includes the rare Pseudo-Oppian work ‘The Chase’, first time in digital print
* Provides a special dual English and Greek text, allowing readers to compare the pages paragraph by paragraph — ideal for students
* Features a bonus biography — immerse yourself Oppian’s ancient world
* Ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
CONTENTS:
The Translations
Fishing
The Chase (Pseudo-Oppian)
The Greek Texts
Contents of the Greek Texts
The Dual Texts
Dual Greek and English Texts
The Biography
Introduction to Oppian by A. W. Mair