Lowe, Dunstan (2014) Heavenly and Earthly Elements in Manilius’ Astronomica. Ramus: Critical Studies in Greek and Roman Literature, 43 (1). pp. 45-66. ISSN 0048-671X. (doi:10.1017/rmu.2014.3) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:37513)
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Abstract
I propose that Manilius’ fundamental view is that the stars represent order and the earth chaos, a conviction partly expressed through Stoic doctrine and partly through poetic tropes. He frequently uses the imagery of the four elements to divide the superior realm of air and fire from the inferior realm of water and earth. Significant themes contributing toward this include Gigantomachy, cosmic vapours, the planets, and the figure of the Whale (Cetus) in the Andromeda story near the close of the poem.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| DOI/Identification number: | 10.1017/rmu.2014.3 |
| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PA Classical philology |
| Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > Department of Classical and Archaeological Studies |
| Depositing User: | Dunstan Lowe |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Dec 2013 18:02 UTC |
| Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2024 10:21 UTC |
| Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/37513 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
University of Kent Author Information
Lowe, Dunstan.
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