L. Annaeus Cornutus: Greek Theology, Fragments, And Testimonia (Writings From The Greco-Roman World 42)

The first English translation of Greek Theology The first-century CE North African philosopher Cornutus lived in Rome as a philosopher and is best known today for his surviving work Greek Theology, which explores the origins and names of the Greek gods. However, he was also interested in the language and literature of the poets Persius and Lucan and wrote one of the first commentaries on Virgil. This book collects and translates all of our evidence for Cornutus for the first time and includes the first published English translation of Greek Theology. This collection offers entirely fresh insight into the intellectual world of the first century. Features Translation based on the latest critical text The first truly holistic picture of CornutusÆs intellectual profile A new account of the early debate over AristotleÆs Categories and the Stoic contribution to it

• | Author: George Boys-Stones
• | Publisher: Sbl Press
• | Publication Date: Dec 07, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 272 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Religion
• | ISBN-10: 0884142930
• | ISBN-13: 9780884142935