Incerti Auctoris Aetna Revised Edition Contributor(s): Goodyear, F. R. D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521604346 ISBN-13: 9780521604345 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2004 Annotation: The Aetna is something of a curiosity: a didactic poem on the nature and causes of volcanic activity. In antiquity it was ascribed by some to Virgil; modern scholars reject this and, although unable to agree upon a date, favour the first century A.D. The text itself presents many problems in reading and interpretation, arising partly from corruptions in the manuscripts, partly from obscurities in the subject-matter. These difficulties are increased by the nature of the author's style: it is terse and elliptical, and at the same time loaded with scientific detail and mythological allusion. Dr Goodyear's edition provides a long introduction, a text with critical apparatus, a commentary, bibliography and indexes. The text is more reliable than any published hitherto. |
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BISAC Categories: - History - Foreign Language Study | Latin |
Dewey: 878 |
Series: Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.32" W x 8.38" (0.75 lbs) 256 pages |