The Pythagorean golden verses: with introduction and commentary
This book is a commentary on the Pythagorean Golden Verses, a neglected, but once very popular poem of the Hellenistic period. The goal of the poem is to introduce its readers to the basic moral, religious and philosophical doctrines of the Pythagorean sect and to guide them to spiritual maturity. The first part of the book treats still unresolved introductory matters such as the date, authorship, genre, composition, and the historical locus of the poem. This is followed by a text with translat…
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- Full title :The Pythagorean golden verses : with introduction and commentary / by Johan C. Thom.
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This book is a commentary on the Pythagorean Golden Verses, a neglected, but once very popular poem of the Hellenistic period. The goal of the poem is to introduce its readers to the basic moral, religious and philosophical doctrines of the Pythagorean sect and to guide them to spiritual maturity. The first part of the book treats still unresolved introductory matters such as the date, authorship, genre, composition, and the historical locus of the poem. This is followed by a text with translation on facing pages, and a detailed commentary containing a wealth of comparative material from the Greco-Roman period, including early Christianity and Judaism. Particularly valuable are the extensive discussions of the moral topoi and religious themes encountered in the poem.
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- Publication Date:1995.
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- Publisher(s):E.J. Brill
- Place of Publication:Leiden
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1995.
Notes
Greek text with English translation and commentary.
Revision of J.C. Thom's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 1990.
The Physical Object
- Description:xv, 277 pages ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9004101055, 9789004101050
- oclc:ocm31131998
- LC Classification:BL805
- Dewey Decimal:182/.2
Table of Contents
I. History of Modern Research -- II. History of Reception in Antiquity -- III. History of Transmission -- IV. Title and Authorship -- V. The Date of the Golden Verses -- VI. Composition and Content -- VII. Genre, Function, and Setting -- VIII. Historical Locus and Value.
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