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Saturnalia

Title: Saturnalia / Macrobius ; edited and translated by Robert A. Kaster.
Author: Macrobius, Ambrosius Aurelius Theodosius.
Publication: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2011.

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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	v. 3	Text	No restrictions	*R-RMRR PA6156 .M33 v. 3	Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 - Reference
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Additional Authors

Kaster, Robert A.

Description

3 volumes; 17 cm

Summary

The Saturnalia, Macrobius' encyclopedic celebration of Roman culture written in the early fifth century CE, has been prized since the Renaissance as a treasure trove of otherwise unattested lore. Cast in the form of a dialogue, the Saturnalia treats subjects as diverse as the divinity of the Sun and the quirks of human digestion while showcasing Virgil as the master of all human knowledge, from diction and rhetoric to philosophy and religion. The new Latin text is based on a refined understanding of the medieval tradition and improves on Willis' standard edition in nearly three hundred places. The accompanying translation - only the second in English and the only one now in print - offers a clear and sprightly rendition of Macrobius' ornate Latin and is supplemented by ample annotation. A full introduction places the work in its cultural context and analyzes its construction, while indexes of names, ancient works cited in both text and notes, and topics make the work more readily accessible than ever before. -- Jacket.

Series Statement

Loeb classical library ; 510-512

Uniform Title

Saturnalia. English & Latin
Loeb classical library ; 510-512.

Alternative Title

Saturnalia.

Subjects

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (volume 1, pages lxvii-lxxiii) and indexes.

Language (note)

Parallel text in Latin and English translation.

Contents

[Volume] I. Preface -- Introduction -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Saturnalia, books 1-2 -- [volume] II. Abbreviations -- Saturnalia, books 3-5 -- [volume] III. Abbreviations -- Saturnalia, books 6-7 -- Index of names -- Index locorum -- Index of topics.

Call Number

PA6156

ISBN

9780674996496
0674996496
9780674996717
0674996712
9780674996724
0674996720

LCCN

2010924777

OCLC

693772829

Author

Macrobius, Ambrosius Aurelius Theodosius.

Title

Saturnalia / Macrobius ; edited and translated by Robert A. Kaster.

Imprint

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2011.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Loeb classical library ; 510-512

Loeb classical library ; 510-512.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (volume 1, pages lxvii-lxxiii) and indexes.

Language

Parallel text in Latin and English translation.

Added Author

Kaster, Robert A.

Research Call Number

*R-RMRR PA6156 .M33

PA3611 Macrobius

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