Gargilius Martialis: The Agricultural Fragments

An edition, translation, and full-scale commentary for the agricultural fragments of the third-century Roman author Gargilius Martialis.

List of contents

Introduction: I. Gargilius Martialis: Life and Work; II. Gargilius in the Agricultural Tradition; III. Structure and Method; IV. Understanding the Agriculture of De arboribus pomiferis; V. Language and Style; VI. Reception; VII. History of the Text; VIII. Previous Editions; IX. Conventions Adopted in This Edition, Translation, and Commentary; Text, Critical Apparatus, and Translation: Sigla; Text, Critical Apparatus, and Translation; Commentary: I. De cydoneis; II. De persicis; III. De amygdalis; IV. De castaneis; Appendices: I. The Latin Text Shared by N (De arboribus pomiferis) and the Manuscripts of Medicinae ex holeribus et pomis; II. Manure in the Agricultural Authors; III. Spelling Errors in the Manuscript.

About the author

James L. Zainaldin is a doctoral candidate at Harvard University, Massachusetts in the Department of the Classics. Among other publications concerning classical antiquity, he has written articles on Ptolemy's Almagest and Seneca's Moral Letters. His dissertation studies the intellectual culture of the artes in the early Roman Empire.

Summary

The agricultural writings of the third-century Roman author Gargilius Martialis provide an important perspective on ancient agriculture, scientific and technical authorship in Greece and Rome, and the history and sociolinguistics of Latin. This edition undertakes to explain Gargilius' agricultural writings and make them more accessible.

Product details

• Authors: James L. (Harvard University Zainaldin
• Assisted by: James L Zainaldin (Editor), James L. Zainaldin (Editor), James L. (Harvard University Zainaldin (Editor), James L Zainaldin (Translation), James L. Zainaldin (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781108499897
• ISBN: 978-1-108-49989-7
• No. of pages: 402
• Series: Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries; Cambridge Classical Texts and
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Agriculture, agribusiness and food production industries, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Agriculture & Related Industries, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory