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Silvae Book II
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 551

Silvae Book II

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2018-07-17
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  • Publisher: BRILL

The five books of the Silvae bring together the occasional verses which Statius wrote in addition to his two epics. In these short descriptive poems Statius elaborates features taken from various genres into an original whole, in which description and eulogy play important roles. The main themes of the poems of his second book are consolation after bereavement and the contrast between nature and culture. The present work contains a general introduction, a text of Silvae II, a bibliography, and an index, together with a verse-by-verse commentary on the poems of this second book. This is the first commentary on a book of the Silvae since Vollmer's commentary on the whole of the Silvae of 1898. Emphasis is here placed on interpretation and moreover chiefly on the literary and stylistic aspects of the poems, which, compared with the epic poetry of Statius and his contemporaries, have hitherto received relatively little attention.

Silvae
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 464

Silvae

Greek literary education and Roman political reality are evident in the poetry of Statius (c. 50âe"96 CE). His Silvae are thirty-two occasional poems. His masterpiece, the epic Thebaid, recounts the struggle for kingship between the two sons of Oedipus. The extant portion of his Achilleid begins an account of Achillesâe(tm) life and renews epic.

Silvae
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 248

Silvae

Angelo Poliziano (1454–1494) was one of the great scholar-poets of the Renaissance and a leading figure in the circle of Lorenzo de’Medici, “il Magnifico,” in Florence. His “Silvae” are poetical introductions to his courses in literature at the University of Florence, written in Latin hexameters. They not only contain some of the finest Latin poetry of the Renaissance, but also afford unique insight into the poetical credo of a brilliant scholar as he considers the works of his Greek and Latin predecessors as well as of his contemporaries writing in Italian.

The Many Scales in the Universe
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 303

The Many Scales in the Universe

All branches of astrophysics are encompassed in this book, from the largest scales and cosmology to the solar system and the Sun, through the galaxies and the stars, including a section on astronomical instrumentation. Experts from across the world ‘speak’ in a single book about the most recent, exciting results from their fields. A CD-ROM accompanies the book opening a panorama of astrophysics today.

Index Medicus
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 2324

Index Medicus

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2004
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Vols. for 1963- include as pt. 2 of the Jan. issue: Medical subject headings.

P. Papinius Statius, Silvae Book II
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 558

P. Papinius Statius, Silvae Book II

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1984
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  • Publisher: BRILL

Includes Latin text of Silvae book II.

Cumulated Index Medicus
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1556

Cumulated Index Medicus

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1995
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Current List of Medical Literature
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 1484

Current List of Medical Literature

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1952-07
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Includes section, "Recent book acquisitions" (varies: Recent United States publications) formerly published separately by the U.S. Army Medical Library.

Ecology and Biogeography in Sri Lanka
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 511

Ecology and Biogeography in Sri Lanka

When the late Professor Joachim Illies suggested in 1980 that I edit a volume of the Monographiae Biologicae on Sri Lanka, I was glad to accept the challenge. Although I had spent only six years of my research and teaching career in Sri Lanka, I had made personal contact or corresponded with many scientists who had worked in, still work in, or who have studied material from Sri Lanka. The present domicile of the authors of the chapters in this volume shows the wide geographic spread of interest in Sri Lanka, and indicates also the dispersion of Sri Lankan scientists like myself. Sri Lanka has had a relatively long history of indigenous scientific research in the natural sciences. From the early work of Kelaart (1852, Prodromous Fauna Zeylanicae, Ceylon Govt. Press, 250 pp.) to the present time, there has been a more or less sustained research effort in the natural sciences. The Colombo Museum, which celebrated its centenary only a few years ago, and the world famous Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, served as repositories and bases for continued research on the fauna and flora. There are a number of land marks in these studies.