| 1. |  € 60,00 | EAN-13: 9780199664108 Christopher A. Faraone
The Getty Hexameters
| Edizione: | Oxford University Press |
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Indicativamente procurabile in 15-20 giorni lavorativi | | Info disponibilità | Rifornimento in corso | | Prezzo di acquisto | € 60,00 | | Descrizione | The first complete critical edition of the newly discovered Greek text to appear in print with an English translation and notes
Includes contributions from world-class scholars
Contains detailed plates and drawings illustrating the new inscriptionThe Getty Hexameters looks in detail at a series of forty-four magical verses inscribed on a recently discovered lead tablet from Sicily in the fifth century BC, which is now in the Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Divided into two sections, the volume consists of a general introduction to the new inscriptions, together with a critical text and English translation, photographs, and drawings. The second section contains a collection of eleven interpretative essays which treat various aspects of the text, including religious and civic context, date and poetic language, transmission, and connections to ancient magic and ritual
practice.The volume is the first complete critical edition of the Greek text to appear in print and contains important scholarship for the field of classics from an acclaimed list of contributors.Readership: For students and scholars of Classical Studies, especially those interested in the study of ancient literary texts, ancient history, and religion. |  Aggiungi al Carrello |
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