Nicander: Poems

by Nicander of Colophon

Overview

Medicine, zoology, botany and mineralogy are the themes of Nicander's two extant poems of the Hellenistic period - "Theriaca" and "Alexipharmaca". Fragments of other poems also survive, including some fairly substantial pieces of his "Georgica". His didactic poetry, along with that of his approximate contemporary Aratus, had some influence on later poets, notably Virgil and Ovid. This fully annotated English translation of Nicander's work was first published in 1953.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781853995286
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/01/1998
Series:	Classic Commentaries
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.54(d)

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction I. The Life of Nicander II. The Text III. Scholia, Commentaries, and Translations IV. The Subject-matter of the Poems A. Zoology i. Reptiles ii. Frogs and Toads iii. Fish iv. Scorpions and Spiders v. Insects, etc.
B. Botany Text and Translations Sigla Theriaca Alexipharmaca Fragments Notes Appendixes I. The botanical drawings in ?
II. Weights and measures III. Books and papers relating to Nicander Indexes I. Fauna, Flora, etc.
II. Index to Introduction and Notes A. Greek B. English