The Web of Athenaeus |
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| Author:
| Jacob, Christian |
| Translator:
| Papaconstantinou, Arietta |
| Editor:
| Johnson, Scott Fitzgerald |
| Series title: | Hellenic Studies Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-07328-9 |
| Publication Date: | May 2013 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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Christian Jacob presents a completely fresh and unique reading of Athenaeus's Sophists at Dinner (ca. 200 CE), a text long mined merely for its testimonies to lost classical poets. Connecting the world of Hellenistic erudition with its legacy among Hellenized Romans, Jacob helps the reader navigate the many intersecting paths in this enormous work.
Christian Jacob presents a completely fresh and unique reading of Athenaeus's Sophists at Dinner (ca. 200 CE), a text long mined merely for its testimonies to lost classical poets. Connecting the world of Hellenistic erudition with its legacy among Hellenized Romans, Jacob helps the reader navigate the many intersecting paths in this enormous work.