Flavius Josephus and Flavian Rome

Zusatztext The writers are distinguished and their contributions never less than thought-provoking Informationen zum Autor Jonathan Edmondson is Associate Professor, York University, TorontoSteve Mason is Canada Research Chair in Greco-Roman Cultural Interaction, York University, TorontoJames Rives is Associate Professor, York University, Toronto Klappentext Flavian Rome has most often been studied without serious attention to its most prolific extant author! Titus Flavius Josephus. Josephus! in turn! has usually been studied for what he is writing about (mainly! events in Judaea) rather than for the context in which he wrote: Flavian Rome. For the first time! this book brings these two phenomena into critical engagement! so that Josephus may illuminate Flavian Rome! and Flavian Rome! Josephus. Who were his likely audiences or patrons in Rome? How did the context in which he wrote affect his writing? What do his narratives say or imply about that context? This book brings together contributions from leading international scholars of Josephus and Flavian-Roman history and literature. Zusammenfassung Flavian Rome has most often been studied without serious attention to its most prolific extant author, Titus Flavius Josephus. Josephus, in turn, has usually been studied for what he is writing about (mainly, events in Judaea) rather than for the context in which he wrote: Flavian Rome. For the first time, this book brings these two phenomena into critical engagement, so that Josephus may illuminate Flavian Rome, and Flavian Rome, Josephus. Who were his likely audiences or patrons in Rome? How did the context in which he wrote affect his writing? What do his narratives say or imply about that context? This book brings together contributions from leading international scholars of Josephus and Flavian-Roman history and literature.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Edmondson, Jonathan Mason Edmondson
• Assisted by: Jonathan Edmondson (Editor), Edmondson Jonathan (Editor), Steve Mason (Editor), James Rives (Editor), Rives James (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2005
• EAN: 9780199262120
• ISBN: 978-0-19-926212-0
• No. of pages: 416
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Europe / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, History of Religion, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, BCE to c 500 CE, The Early Church, BCE period – Protohistory