Philostratus |
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| Editor:
| Bowie, Ewen
Elsner, Jaś |
| Series title: | Greek Culture in the Roman World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-82720-1 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2009 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $150.00 |
Book Description:
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The first volume of its kind to be devoted to the works of Philostratus, the great essayist, biographer and historian of Greek culture in the Roman world. The papers contained cover his remarkable range, from hagiographic fiction to historical dialogue, and from prescriptions for gymnastics to the lives of the Sophists.
The first volume of its kind to be devoted to the works of Philostratus, the great essayist, biographer and historian of Greek culture in the Roman world. The papers contained cover his remarkable range, from hagiographic fiction to historical dialogue, and from prescriptions for gymnastics to the lives of the Sophists.