Classical Literature
Subject
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
English version of 'Thebaid', Late 19th or early 20th century
Item
Identifier: Coll-98/3/1/23
Scope and Contents
This is an English translation of the Latin poem 'Thebaid', written by the Latin poet, Statius. There is no title, bt previous historical records indicate that this may have been the text used by Mackinnon, who had the work published in 'Celtic Review'. This is likely to be an English translation of the Gaelic manuscript 72.1.8,ff.1-28, although the poem survives and translations of it survive in other manuscripts.
Dates:
Late 19th or early 20th century
'The Gaelic version of the Thebaid of Statius', Late 19th or early 20th century
Item
Identifier: Coll-98/3/1/22
Scope and Contents
This is a transcription of the Gaelic version of the Latin poem by Statius, 'Thebaid'. The manuscript NLS.72.1.8,ff-28 is held at the National Library of Scotland. It is suggested on page 195 that this manuscript is based on an old French translation of the original Latin text.
Dates:
Late 19th or early 20th century