Reading miscellany in the Roman empire : Aulus Gellius and the imperial prose collection /

Aulus Gellius and his sole surviving work, the Noctes Atticae, have long stood on the periphery of classical scholarship. This 2nd century CE compilation, conventionally termed a miscellany, collects vast amounts of otherwise lost ancient literature, and the depictions of scholarly activity througho...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
DiGiulio, Scott J.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2024.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
Aulus Gellius and his sole surviving work, the Noctes Atticae, have long stood on the periphery of classical scholarship. This 2nd century CE compilation, conventionally termed a miscellany, collects vast amounts of otherwise lost ancient literature, and the depictions of scholarly activity throughout the work have led some to see in Gellius a kindred spirit. This book argues that the conceit of disorder enabled Gellius to probe the nature of reading.
Umfang:
1 online resource (361 pages)
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-892224-8
0-19-768829-2
0-19-768827-6
Schlagworte:
Gellius, Aulus. > Noctes Atticae.
Literary criticism.
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