Ovid, Aratus and Augustus: Astronomy in Ovid's Fasti Tapa dura - 2000

Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Navy boards with trace wear and slightly bumped spine ends. Jacket in new archival mylar sleeve has minor edgewear; flaps not clipped. Binding sound, text clean. No prev owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. 226 pp.

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Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Dust jacket is fully intact, only lightly rubbed at edges. Internally, clean and fresh, with unmarked and uncreased pages. Overall, very sound and presentable.Publisher's note: "The astronomical material in Ovid's Fasti has been overlooked by the current trend of scholarly interest in the poem. It is this material which is the subject of this book. The author does not study Ovid's stars using the techniques of mathematical astronomy. Rather she aims to combine the methodology of recent 'programmatic' or genre-based readings with a broad cultural perspective. Arguing that the stars serve to align the Fasti with hexameter didactic poetry, she first tests the assumption that the Fasti is influenced by the Phaenomena of Aratus xi, 226 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Poetry; Politics and literature; Rome (Empire); Astronomy, Ancient, in literature; Didactic poetry, Latin; Historiography; Fasti (Ovid); ISBN:… Leer más

Cambridge University Press, 2000. Hardcover with dust jacket. VG/VG

Cambridge University Press. Used - Very Good. 2000. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. Octavo. xi & 226 pp. Mild shelf wear to dust jacket. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. Very Good. (Subject: Ancient, Roman Literature).

Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The astronomical material in Ovid's Fasti has been overlooked by the current trend of scholarly interest in the poem. It is this material which is the subject of this book. The author does not study Ovid's stars using the techniques of

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Cambridge University Press, 2000-03-28. Hardcover. Like New. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. 226 p. : illustrations, 22 cm. <br> "The astronomical material in Ovid's Fasti has been overlooked by the current trend of scholarly interest in the poem. It is this material which is the subject of this book. The author does not study Ovid's stars using the techniques of mathematical astronomy. Rather she aims to combine the methodology of recent 'programmatic' or genre-based readings with a broad cultural perspective.

Cambridge Univ Pr, 2000. Hardcover. New. 226 pages. 9.00x5.75x0.50 inches.