Sallustius - Concerning the Gods and the Universe

Klappentext Originally published in 1926, this book contains the ancient Greek text of the fourth-century treatise Concerning the Gods and the Universe by Sallustius.Originally published in 1926, this book contains the ancient Greek text of the fourth-century treatise Concerning the Gods and the Universe by Sallustius. Nock provides an English translation on each facing page, as well as a critical apparatus and a detailed set of prolegomena on the historical background, sources, style and transmission of the philosophical essay. Inhaltsverzeichnis Abbreviations; Prologomena; 1. The intellectual background; 2. The context of the treatise; 3. Sources and authorship; 4. Style and form; 5. The transmission of the text; Text and translation; Appendix. The readings of the Barberini manuscript; Index 1. Subject; Index 2. The Greek of Sallustius; Index 3. Other texts emended or explained.

Product details

• Authors: Arthur Darby Nock, Sallust
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English, Ancient Greek
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.10.2013
• EAN: 9781107645035
• ISBN: 978-1-107-64503-5
• No. of pages: 174
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, RELIGION / Ancient, Ancient Greek religion & mythology, Ancient Greek religion and mythology, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500