This is the first English-language monograph on Marcus Manilius, a Roman poet of the first century AD, whose Astronomica is our earliest extant comprehensive treatment of astrology. Katharina Volk br
In a revision of her dissertation (from Princeton in 1999), Volk sets out to redeem the neglected genre of didactic poetry by exploring the theory of poetics found in five such texts: Lucretius' De r
This volume, together with its companion on the Eclogues and the previously published volume on the Aeneid, completes the coverage of Vergil's poetry in Oxford Readings in Classical Studies. It coll
This volume, together with its companion on the Georgics and the previously published volume on the Aeneid, completes the coverage of Vergil's poetry in Oxford Readings in Classical Studies. It colle
This volume, together with its companion on the Georgics and the previously published volume on the Aeneid, completes the coverage of Vergil's poetry in Oxford Readings in Classical Studies. It colle
This volume, together with its companion on the Eclogues and the previously published volume on the Aeneid, completes the coverage of Vergil's poetry in Oxford Readings in Classical Studies. It coll
"The 'Astronomica' of Manilius is a poem in five books, at least partly written under Augustus, which purports to teach the reader the art of astrology and the means by which an accurate horoscope may
When the Romans adopted Greek literary genres, artistic techniques, and iconographies, they did not slavishly imitate their models. Rather, the Romans created vibrant and original literature and art.
Classicists and philosophers explore the three aspects of Stoic poet, dramatist, and political satirist Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4BC-65AD). Among their topics are his thoughts on moral theory and moral
The seemingly Virgilian poem Aetna has fascinated textual critics for centuries with its highly original and eccentric account of volcanic activity and digressions in praise of physical science, all w
