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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Beteilige Person: DiGiulio, Scott J. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York Oxford University Press 2024
Schriftenreihe:Oxford scholarship online
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197688267.001.0001
https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197688267.001.0001
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-Ressource (xiv, 340 Seiten) Illustrationen, Diagramme
ISBN:9780197688298
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780197688267.001.0001