A Philosophical and Literary Commentary on Martianus Capella's De Nuptiis Philologiae Et Mercurii |
Contents
The De Nuptiis as Menippean Satire 29 | 29 |
Commentary | 45 |
The Planetary Streams | 187 |
Translation | 202 |
Bibliography | 221 |
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