A T Grafton
Biographic Data
| ID | 4246626 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A T Grafton |
| GIVEN NAMES | A T |
| FAMILY NAME | Grafton |
| SIGNATURE | GRAFTON A T |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Greek Chronography in Roman Epic: The Calendrical Date of the Fall of Troy in the Aeneid
The last chapter of Politian's first Miscellanea dealt with the amica silentia lunae through which the Greeks sailed back to Troy ( Aen. 2.255). He argued that the phrase should not be taken literally, as a statement that Troy fell at the new moon, but in an extended sense, as a poetic indication that the moon had not yet risen when the Greeks set sail. This reading had one merit: it explained how Virgil's moon could be silent while the Greeks we…
The Horoscope of the Foundation of Rome
Technical Chronology and Astrological History in Varro, Censorinus and Others
Technical chronology establishes the structure of calendars and the dates of events; it is, as it were, the foundation of history, particularly ancient history. The chronologer must know enough philology to interpret texts and enough astronomy to compute the dates of celestial phenomena, above all eclipses, which alone provide absolute dates. Joseph Scaliger, so we are told, was the first to master and apply this range of technical skills: Of the…
Humanism and the School of Guarino: A Problem of Evaluation
A. T. Grafton, L. Jardine; HUMANISM AND THE SCHOOL OF GUARINO: A PROBLEM OF EVALUATION*, Past & Present, Volume 96, Issue 1, 1 August 1982, Pages 51–80, ht
From Politian to Pasquali
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The Horoscope of the Foundation of Rome
Technical Chronology and Astrological History in Varro, Censorinus and Others
Technical chronology establishes the structure of calendars and the dates of events; it is, as it were, the foundation of history, particularly ancient history. The chronologer must know enough philology to interpret texts and enough astronomy to compute the dates of celestial phenomena, above all eclipses, which alone provide absolute dates. Joseph Scaliger, so we are told, was the first to master and apply this range of technical skills: Of the…
Humanism and the School of Guarino: A Problem of Evaluation
A. T. Grafton, L. Jardine; HUMANISM AND THE SCHOOL OF GUARINO: A PROBLEM OF EVALUATION*, Past & Present, Volume 96, Issue 1, 1 August 1982, Pages 51–80, ht
From Politian to Pasquali
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Humanism and the School of Guarino: A Problem of Evaluation
A. T. Grafton, L. Jardine; HUMANISM AND THE SCHOOL OF GUARINO: A PROBLEM OF EVALUATION*, Past & Present, Volume 96, Issue 1, 1 August 1982, Pages 51–80, ht
Technical Chronology and Astrological History in Varro, Censorinus and Others
Technical chronology establishes the structure of calendars and the dates of events; it is, as it were, the foundation of history, particularly ancient history. The chronologer must know enough philology to interpret texts and enough astronomy to compute the dates of celestial phenomena, above all eclipses, which alone provide absolute dates. Joseph Scaliger, so we are told, was the first to master and apply this range of technical skills: Of the…
Greek Chronography in Roman Epic: The Calendrical Date of the Fall of Troy in the Aeneid
The last chapter of Politian's first Miscellanea dealt with the amica silentia lunae through which the Greeks sailed back to Troy ( Aen. 2.255). He argued that the phrase should not be taken literally, as a statement that Troy fell at the new moon, but in an extended sense, as a poetic indication that the moon had not yet risen when the Greeks set sail. This reading had one merit: it explained how Virgil's moon could be silent while the Greeks we…
The Horoscope of the Foundation of Rome
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