| de Facie Quae in Orbe Lunae Apparet: Introduction, Edition, English Translation, and Critical Commentary Contributor(s): Lesage Gárriga, Luisa (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004458077 ISBN-13: 9789004458079 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $149.15 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval - Poetry | Ancient & Classical - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.22" W x 9.37" (1.00 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Plutarch: De facie quae in orbe lunae apparet, Luisa Lesage G rriga offers a new critical edition with English translation of one of Plutarch's most fascinating treatises, and yet one of the least known to the wider public. Dealing with the nature and function of the moon from multiple perspectives, this treatise offers a comprehensive overview of scientific knowledge and religious-philosophical thought from the first centuries CE. The difficulty of Plutarch's style, the shortage of manuscripts, and the numerous text-critical interventions have often obscured the meaning of central passages of the treatise. By means of a new approach to the manuscripts' readings and a more lenient use of editorial interventions and conjectures, Luisa Lesage G rriga manages to bring innovative solutions to many of the problematic passages. |
