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Aratus of Soli was a highly original poet of the early third
century BC, famous throughout antiquity for his didactic epic on
constellations and weather signs, and imitated by later Greek and
Latin poets. Modelled on Hesiod's Works and Days the poem is
cleverly updated to appeal to the interests of contemporary Greek
readers. This volume presents for the first time in English an
edition of the poem with a full introduction, facing translation
and a line-by-line commentary. The introduction explains the
literary and scientific background, the characteristic features of
Aratus's language, style and metre, and the transmission of the
text to the end of the Middle Ages. The commentary gives help with
the content of the poem and aims to resolve the many problems of
text and interpretation. The text is based on a new reading of the
manuscripts, including one not used before.
Aratus of Soli was a highly original poet of the early third century BC, famous throughout antiquity for his poem on constellations and weather signs, and imitated by later Greek and Latin poets. This volume presents for the first time in English an edition of the poem with a full introduction, a facing translation and a line-by-line commentary. The text is based on a new reading of the manuscripts, including one not used before. The work provides a valuable basis for further research on Aratus and on Hellenistic poetry in general.
'Athena seized the writhing serpent and hurled it into the sky, and
fixed it to the very pole of the heavens.' The constellations we
recognize today were first mapped by the ancient Greeks, who
arranged the stars into patterns for that purpose. In the third
century BC Eratosthenes compiled a handbook of astral mythology in
which the constellations were associated with figures from legend,
and myths were provided to explain how each person, creature, or
object came to be placed in the sky. Thus we can see Heracles
killing the Dragon, and Perseus slaying the sea-monster to save
Andromeda; Orion chases the seven maidens transformed by Zeus into
the Pleiades, and Aries, the golden ram, is identified flying up to
the heavens. This translation brings together the later summaries
from Eratosthenes' lost handbook with a guide to astronomy compiled
by Hyginus, librarian to Augustus. Together with Aratus's
astronomical poem the Phaenomena, these texts provide a complete
collection of Greek astral myths; imaginative and picturesque, they
also offer an intriguing insight into ancient science and culture.
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may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
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may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
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original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
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++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
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++++ Germanici Caesaris Aratea Cvm Scholiis Germanicus Caesar,
Alfred August Bernhard Breysig, Aratus (Solensis.) svmptibvs et
formis Georgii Reimeri, 1867 History; Ancient; Rome; History /
Ancient / Rome
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++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
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++++ Germanici Caesaris Aratea: Cum Scholus Edidit Alfredus
Breysig. Grosse Ausgabe Mit Scholien] Aratus G. Reimer, 1867
Title: Address and discourse at the inauguration of the Rev. Aaron
L Chapin, M.A., as president of Beloit College: July 24,
1850.Author: Aratus KentPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana
Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography,
Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a
collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the
Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s.
Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and
exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War
and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and
abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an
up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP04113600CollectionID:
CTRG02-B887PublicationDate: 18500101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: "Published by order of the Corporation."Collation: 52
p.; 23 cm
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poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
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++++ The Phainomena; Or, Heavenly Display Of Aratos Done Into
English Verse Aratus (Solensis.) Longmans, Green, 1885
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may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
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++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
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++++ Germanici Caesaris Aratea; Bibliotheca Scriptorum Graecorum Et
Romanorum Teubneriana Aratus (Solensis.), Germanicus Caesar Alfred
August Bernhard Breysig B. G. Teubneri, 1899 Poetry; Ancient,
Classical & Medieval; Poetry / Ancient, Classical &
Medieval
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed
worksworldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the
imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this
valuable book.++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure
edition identification: ++++ A Literal Translation Of The Astronomy
And Meteorology Of Aratus; Landmarks Of Science Aratus (Solensis.)
Charles Leeson Prince Farncombe, 1895 Stars; Weather
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++ Rufi Festi Avieni Aratea, Ed. A. Breysig; Bibl. Script. Gr. Et
Rom. Teubn Aratus (of Soli.) Alfred Breysig
Title: Address and discourse at the inauguration of the Rev. Aaron
L Chapin, M.A. as president of Beloit College, July 24,
1850.Author: Aratus KentPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana
Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography,
Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a
collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the
Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s.
Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and
exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War
and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and
abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an
up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP01792700CollectionID:
CTRG95-B3908PublicationDate: 18500101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: "Published by order of the corporation."Collation: 52
p.; 23 cm
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