Gargilius Martialis: The Agricultural Fragments

Herausgeber: Zainaldin, James L

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The agricultural writings of the third-century Roman author Gargilius Martialis provide an important perspective on ancient agriculture, scientific and technical authorship in Greece and Rome, and the history and sociolinguistics of Latin. This edition undertakes to explain Gargilius' agricultural writings and make them more accessible.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 421
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. April 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 211mm x 136mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 518g
• ISBN-13: 9781108718622
• ISBN-10: 1108718620
• Artikelnr.: 67110687

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: I. Gargilius Martialis: Life and Work
II. Gargilius in the Agricultural Tradition
III. Structure and Method
IV. Understanding the Agriculture of De arboribus pomiferis
V. Language and Style
VI. Reception
VII. History of the Text
VIII. Previous Editions
IX. Conventions Adopted in This Edition, Translation, and Commentary
Text, Critical Apparatus, and Translation: Sigla
Text, Critical Apparatus, and Translation
Commentary: I. De cydoneis
II. De persicis
III. De amygdalis
IV. De castaneis
Appendices: I. The Latin Text Shared by N (De arboribus pomiferis) and the Manuscripts of Medicinae ex holeribus et pomis
II. Manure in the Agricultural Authors
III. Spelling Errors in the Manuscript.