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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. An excellent copy of this text discussing translations of the Latin poem 'Phaenomena.' This book is number 14 in the series "Lang Classical Studies." Binding is solid, sturdy, and square. Interior is crisp, clean, and free of marks. Bound in pictorial boards, issued with no dust jacket. Exterior has moderate overall shelfwear, and the bottom of the spine has been bumped. Corners are lightly worn. Other than these minor issues, the exterior is in excellent shape. Overall a very nice copy of this text.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st blg edition. 258 pages. 8.25x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. No Dust Jacket. Lang Classical Studies; 6.25 X 1 X 9 inches; 279 pages.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Germanicus Caesar's translation of Aratus's celebrated astronomical poem, Phaenomena , is crucial for the study of the poetics of Latin translation. Building on the foundation of translation studies, Translating the Heavens investigates how Germanicus rewrote the Phaenomena as an Augustan aetiological poem that subverts the religious and philosophical themes of the original. In Germanicus's version the map of heaven becomes an Ovidian firmament of love and transformation. Translating the Heavens shows that the poetics of Latin translation far surpasses in complexity and sophistication the conventional notion of the translator as an interlingual scribe who mechanically substitutes the words of one language for the words of another.…