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Saturnalia

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Description for Saturnalia Hardcover. Cast in the form of a dialogue, this title 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. Series: Loeb Classical Library. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 117 x 26. Weight in Grams: 342.

An antiquarian’s festival.

The Saturnalia, Macrobius’ encyclopedic celebration of Roman culture written in the early fifth century AD, 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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Series
Loeb Classical Library
Condition
New
Weight
343g
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674996496
SKU
V9780674996496
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About Macrobius
Robert A. Kaster is Professor of Classics and Kennedy Foundation Professor of Latin, Emeritus, at Princeton University.

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