Ovid, Aratus and Augustus - Astronomy in Ovid''s Fasti

Klappentext The astronomical material in Ovid's Fasti has been overlooked. It is this material which is the subject of this book. Zusammenfassung The astronomical material in Ovid's Fasti has been overlooked by the current trend of scholarly interest in the poem. It is this material which is the subject of this book. The author does not study Ovid's stars using the techniques of mathematical astronomy. Rather she aims to combine the methodology of recent 'programmatic' or genre-based readings with a broad cultural perspective. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Calendrical astronomy?; 2. Astronomy and genre; 3. Verse and universe in Aratus' Phaenomena; 4. Vesta and the architecture of the Fasti; 5. Roman Aratus; 6. The metamorphosis of time; Epilogue; Appendices; Bibliography; Indexes.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gee Emma, Emma Gee, Emma (University of Exeter) Gee, Gee Emma
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 18.12.2008
• EAN: 9780521101776
• ISBN: 978-0-521-10177-6
• Pagine: 240
• Serie: Cambridge Classical Studies; Cambridge Classical Studies
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Fisica, astronomia > Astronomia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese; 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