The didactic strategy in Germanicus' translation of Aratus'
Phaenomena

J 2016

The didactic strategy in Germanicus' translation of Aratus' Phaenomena

ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Tereza

Basic information

Original name

The didactic strategy in Germanicus' translation of Aratus' Phaenomena

Name in Czech

Didaktická strategie v Germanikově překladu Arátových Phaenomen

Authors

ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Tereza (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Acta antiqua Academiae scientiarum Hungaricae, Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia Klasszika-Filologiai Kozlemenyei, 2016, 0044-5975

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

60206 Specific literatures

Country of publisher

Hungary

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/16:00102185

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/068.2016.56.4.4

Keywords (in Czech)

Germanicus; Arátos; didaktická poezie; překlad

Keywords in English

Germanicus; Aratus; didactic poetry; translation

Abstract

V originále

Germanicus Iulius Caesar translated Aratus’ Phaenomena when the Roman interest in astronomy and astrology was on the rise. The Romans, including the imperator, were amazed by the fact that with the knowledge of the motion of celestial objects one can predict the future. And people wanted to learn more about the stars and the constellations. Did Germanicus’ work perform the task of teaching its readers about the heavens? Did he manage to play his role as a teacher? Did he only translate the information contained in Aratus’ text, or did he transfer even the didactic aspect of the poem? And how did he try to make the lecture more interesting? Did he make an attempt to interact with the reader? In this paper, Germanicus’ text will be examined focusing on his didactic strategy. The core of the paper is the analysis of manners used by Germanicus to meet characteristic constituent features of the genre of didactic poetry, which will be briefly introduced in the beginning.

Links

MUNI/A/1020/2016, interní kód MU

Name: Interdisciplinární zkoumání antických jazyků, jejich literatur a příslušných kultur – 2017 (Acronym: Staré filologie 2017)

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A

Citovat

ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Tereza. The didactic strategy in Germanicus' translation of Aratus' Phaenomena. Acta antiqua Academiae scientiarum Hungaricae. Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia Klasszika-Filologiai Kozlemenyei, 2016, vol. 56, No 4, p. 449-458. ISSN 0044-5975. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1556/068.2016.56.4.4.

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ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Tereza. The didactic strategy in Germanicus' translation of Aratus' Phaenomena. \textit{Acta antiqua Academiae scientiarum Hungaricae}. Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia Klasszika-Filologiai Kozlemenyei, 2016, vol.~56, No~4, p.~449-458. ISSN~0044-5975. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1556/068.2016.56.4.4.

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