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Aetna (Paperback)
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Aetna (Paperback)
Series: Bristol Phoenix Press Classic Editions
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The pseudo-Virgilian Aetna poem has fascinated textual critics for
centuries on account of its badly corrupted state. But it is
fascinating for its content as well. It appears to date from the
first half of the first century AD sometime prior to 79, for it
describes Vesuvius as extinct. The highly original account of a
volcano with scientific, if eccentric, views of volcanic activity,
is enlivened by vivid imagery and digressions such as a section in
praise of physical science and the tale of two brothers who rescued
their parents from an eruption. A vigorous and enthusiastic poem,
it repays further study within the didactic tradition. Robinson
Ellis, according to The Times the 'greatest English Latinist' of
his age, worked on the poem for decades, and his 1901 edition,
which includes a translation and full commentary, constitutes a
significant contribution to the study of the poem. His work remains
of interest today, both to scholars working on the poem and to
historians of classical scholarship.In her new introduction to this
reissue of the complete Latin text and translation of the poem with
Ellis's commentary, Katharina Volk discusses Ellis's achievement in
the context of his career and as part of the history of critical
engagement with the Aetna. She also provides an overview of work on
the poem since Ellis's edition, and a bibliography.
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