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.
| ISBN: | 9780521051187 |
| Publication date: | 2nd January 1966 |
| Author: | F R D Goodyear |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 252 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval |
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.
Incerti Auctoris Aetna features in the following genres: Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval
Incerti Auctoris Aetna is available in Hardback
Incerti Auctoris Aetna was written by F R D Goodyear and published by Cambridge University Press
Incerti Auctoris Aetna has 252 pages
Yes it is part of Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries series