Plutarch: On the face which appears in the orb of the moon : introduction, edition, English translation, and commentary to the critical edition / by Luisa Lesage Gárriga.

"In Plutarch: De facie quae in orbe lunae apparet, Luisa Lesage Gárriga offers a new critical edition with English translation of one of Plutarch's most fascinating treatises, and yet one of the least known to the wider public. Dealing with the nature and function of the moon from multiple perspecti...

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Uniform Title:Brill's Plutarch studies ; v. 7.
Main Author: Plutarch (Author)
Language:English
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Language of the Original:
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Language and/or Writing System:
In Greek with English translation on opposite pagination.
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]
Series:Brill's Plutarch studies ; v. 7.
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Physical Description:ix, 230 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Variant Title:
De facie quae in orbe lunae apparet
Format: Book
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Summary:
"In Plutarch: De facie quae in orbe lunae apparet, Luisa Lesage Gárriga offers a new critical edition with English translation of one of Plutarch's most fascinating treatises, and yet one of the least known to the wider public. Dealing with the nature and function of the moon from multiple perspectives, this treatise offers a comprehensive overview of scientific knowledge and religious-philosophical thought from the first centuries CE. The difficulty of Plutarch's style, the shortage of manuscripts, and the numerous text-critical interventions have often obscured the meaning of central passages of the treatise. By means of a new approach to the manuscripts' readings and a more lenient use of editorial interventions and conjectures, Luisa Lesage Gárriga manages to bring innovative solutions to many of the problematic passages"-- Provided by publisher.
Call Number:PA4368 .D33 2021
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004458079
9004458077
ISSN:2666-0199 ;