| Macrobii Ambrosii Theodosii Saturnalia Contributor(s): Kaster, Robert A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0199571198 ISBN-13: 9780199571192 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $99.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Rome - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval - Poetry | Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 871.01 |
| LCCN: 2012450543 |
| Series: Oxford Classical Texts |
| Physical Information: 1.6" H x 4.7" W x 7.4" (1.41 lbs) 600 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Saturnalia, Macrobius' encyclopaedic celebration of Roman culture, has been prized since the Renaissance as a treasure trove of ancient lore, much of it otherwise unattested. Cast in the form of a dialogue and arranged (by modern editors) in seven books, it treats subjects as diverse as the divinity of the Sun and the quirks of human digestion, and above all the poetry of Vergil, whom it presents as the master of all human knowledge, from diction and rhetoric to philosophy and religion. This new edition provides a significantly improved text and critical apparatus. |