Buch, Englisch, Band 2, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 366 g
Buch, Englisch, Band 2, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 366 g
Reihe: Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries
ISBN: 978-0-521-60434-5
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
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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Preface; Introduction; Text and critical apparatus; Commentary; Bibliography; Indices.
