Aratus: Phaenomena

Klappentext The first English edition of Aratus's Phaenomena! complete with full introduction! facing-page translation and a line-by-line commentary. Zusammenfassung Modelled on Hesiod's Works and Days! this is the first English edition of Phaenomena by Aratus! a highly original poet of the early third century BC. It is accompanied by a full introduction! facing-page translation and a line-by-line commentary. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: 1. Life of Aratus; 2. The Phaenomena; 3. The astronomy and weather signs; 4. Language, style and the hexameter; 5. Contemporary and later poets; 6. Scholia and commentators; 7. Text and manuscripts; Text and Translation; Commentary; Indexes.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Aratus, Aratus of Soli, D. A. Kidd
• Con la collaborazione di: Douglas Kidd (Editore), Kidd Douglas (Editore), Michael Reeve (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 14.08.1997
• EAN: 9780521582308
• ISBN: 978-0-521-58230-8
• Pagine: 616
• Serie: Cambridge Classical Texts and; Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica > Lirica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica classica; POETRY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Poetry by individual poets, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets