Green, Steven J. (Editor)
Volk, Katharina (Editor)
Oxford University Press
Physical Details: xix + 341 pp.; ill.; bibl.; index
Language: English
"The 'Astronomica' of Manilius is a poem in five books, at least partly written under Augustus, which purports to teach the reader the art of astrology and the means by which an accurate horoscope may be cast. It is, therefore, a text from the classical age of Roman literature which deals with a topic to whose enduring popular interest any Western daily newspaper will testify. And yet, despite some notable modern exceptions, the infamously harsh verdict of Manilius' most famous twentieth-century editor, A. E. Housman, continues to cast an imposing shadow on the poem, especially for Anglophone readers. 'Forgotten Stars' seeks to lift this shadow once and for all, as it brings together an international contingent of scholars for an interdisciplinary exploration of Manilius at an auspiciously significant time, close to the bimillennial celebration of the poem's composition. The range of perspectives from which Manilius is approached in the present volume is testament both to his complexity as a writer and to the variety of fruitful avenues there are for enquiry. Matters of literary interest, especially generic affiliation and intertextuality, are complemented by approaches which assess the socio-political, philosophical, scientific, and astrological resonance of the poem. Moreover, as a salutary counterbalance to the relative neglect of our author in recent times, the popular reception of the poem, especially in the Renaissance, is also explored"--Publisher's description, p. [4] of cover.
...MoreDescription Partial Contents.
Essay Review Riley, Mark (2013) [Essay review]. Aestimatio: Critical Reviews in the History of Science (pp. 166-174).
Chapter Fantham, Elaine (2011) More Sentiment than Science: Roman Stargazing before and after Manilius. In: Forgotten Stars: Rediscovering Manilius' <em>Astronomica</em> (p. 13).
Chapter Habinek, Thomas (2011) Manilius' Conflicted Stoicism. In: Forgotten Stars: Rediscovering Manilius' <em>Astronomica</em> (p. 32).
Chapter Green, Steven J. (2011) Arduum ad astra: The Poetics and Politics of Horoscopic Failure in Manilius' Astronomica. In: Forgotten Stars: Rediscovering Manilius' <em>Astronomica</em> (p. 120).
Chapter Kennedy, Duncan F. (2011) Sums in Verse or a Mathematical Aesthetic?. In: Forgotten Stars: Rediscovering Manilius' <em>Astronomica</em> (p. 165).
Chapter Glauthier, Patrick (2011) Census and Commercium: Two Economic Metaphors in Manilius. In: Forgotten Stars: Rediscovering Manilius' <em>Astronomica</em> (p. 188).
Chapter Stark, Caroline (2011) Renaissance Receptions of Manilius' Anthropology. In: Forgotten Stars: Rediscovering Manilius' <em>Astronomica</em> (p. 261).
Chapter Volk, Katharina (2011) Introduction: A Century of Manilian Scholarship. In: Forgotten Stars: Rediscovering Manilius' <em>Astronomica</em> (p. 1).
Chapter Lehoux, Daryn (2011) Myth and Explanation in Manilius. In: Forgotten Stars: Rediscovering Manilius' <em>Astronomica</em> (p. 45).
Chapter Hubner, Wolfgang (2011) Tropes and Figures: Manilian Style as a Reflection of Astrological Tradition. In: Forgotten Stars: Rediscovering Manilius' <em>Astronomica</em> (p. 141).
Chapter Abry, Josephe-Henriette (2011) Cosmos and Imperium: Politicized Digressions in Manilius' Astronomica. In: Forgotten Stars: Rediscovering Manilius' <em>Astronomica</em> (p. 222).
Chapter Heilen, Stephan (2011) Lorenzo Bonincontri's Reception of Manilius' Chapter on Comets (Astr. 1.809--926). In: Forgotten Stars: Rediscovering Manilius' <em>Astronomica</em> (p. 278).
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