Dionysius periegetes: description of the known world with introduction, text, translation, and commentary
Auteur :
Lightfoot, J. L.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199675586
Date de publication :
13 mars 2014
Dimensions :
23,6 x 16,4 x 3,9 cm
Poids :
1042 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A detailed study of a geographical poem by Dionysius, a scholar-poet who flourished in Alexandria. The introductory essays discuss the poem's place in the literary context of ancient geography, focusing on its language, style, and metre, and the commentary is supported by a fresh edition and English translation.