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Brad . Ed(S): Inwood - The Poem of Empedocles: A text and translation with a commentary - 9780802083531 - V9780802083531
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The Poem of Empedocles: A text and translation with a commentary

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Description for The Poem of Empedocles: A text and translation with a commentary paperback. This revised edition of The Poem of Empedocles (1992) integrates substantial new material from a recently discovered papyrus containing evidence of over seventy lines or part lines of poetry, of which more than fifty are both new and usable. Editor(s): Inwood, Brad. Series: Phoenix Supplementary Volumes. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.

This revised edition of The Poem of Empedocles (1992) integrates substantial new material from a recently discovered papyrus and published by A. Martin and O. Primavesi. The papyrus contains evidence of over seventy lines or part lines of poetry, of which more than fifty are both new and usable. The integration of this material into the previously known fragments has significant impact on our understanding of Empedocles, one of the most influential philosophers and poets of antiquity.

This volume provides the reader with the fullest and most accessible set of evidence for the doctrines and poetic achievement of this Presocratic ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Series
Phoenix Supplementary Volumes
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802083531
SKU
V9780802083531
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About Brad . Ed(S): Inwood
Brad Inwood is Professor of Classics, University of Toronto.

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