Forgotten Stars - Rediscovering Manilius' Astronomica

Zusatztext This volume can certainly be used to show (to students, for example) how knowledge should not stay fixed and dogmatic and how the different disciplines in classics, such as philosophy, epistemology, and literature, should always have dialogues with one another. I must stress the open-mindedness not only of the editors, but also of the seventeen contributors who are often openly criticized by their fellow contributors to the same volume. This volume is well constructed and easy to use. Klappentext A collection of essays on the Astronomica of the first-century Stoic author Manilius, a poem which purports to teach the reader the art of astrology and the means by which an accurate horoscope may be cast. An international team of scholars analyse this dynamic poem from a variety of perspectives. Zusammenfassung A collection of essays on the Astronomica of the first-century Stoic author Manilius, a poem which purports to teach the reader the art of astrology and the means by which an accurate horoscope may be cast. An international team of scholars analyse this dynamic poem from a variety of perspectives.

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• Authors: Steven J. Green, Steven J./ Volk Green, Katharina Volk
• Assisted by: Steven J. Green (Editor), Steven J. (Senior Lecturer in Classics Green (Editor), Green Steven J. (Editor), Katharina Volk (Editor), Katharina (Associate Professor of Classics Volk (Editor), Volk Katharina (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.04.2011
• EAN: 9780199586462
• ISBN: 978-0-19-958646-2
• No. of pages: 400
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets