Vol. 25 No. 2 (1999): XXV - 1999, Fascicolo 2
Articoli

Οὐρανοβατεῖν: Manilio, il volo e la poesia: alcune precisazioni

Published 2015-09-10

Keywords

  • Manilius,
  • poetical image

Abstract

Analysis of the topos of “Flying to the heaven”, from Parmenides to Manilius. This image appears several times in Manilius’ Astronomica, but it does not appear to depend on a particular ‘locus classicus’.