Aratus: Phaenomena

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
• Con la collaborazione di: James Diggle (Editore), Douglas Kidd (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 10.06.2004
• EAN: 9780521607124
• ISBN: 978-0-521-60712-4
• Pagine: 616
• Serie: Cambridge Classical Texts and
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica classica