Wandering Poets and Other Essays on Late Greek Literature and - Philosoph

Informationen zum Autor Alan Cameron taught classics at Columbia University for more than 30 years. Educated at Oxford University, he is a Fellow of the British Academy, of the American Philosophical Society, and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His most recent book was The Last Pagans of Rome (2011). In 2013 he was awarded the Kenyon Medal for Classical Studies. Klappentext This book presents radically revised and updated versions of the most important and innovative articles published by Alan Cameron in the field of late antique Greek poetry and philosophy, attempting to define pagan and Christian elements in early Byzantine literary culture. Zusammenfassung This book presents radically revised and updated versions of the most important and innovative articles published by Alan Cameron in the field of late antique Greek poetry and philosophy, attempting to define pagan and Christian elements in early Byzantine literary culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. Wandering Poets: A Literary Movement in Byzantine Egypt 2. The Empress and the Poet 3. The Poet, the Bishop and the Harlot 4. Palladas: New Poems, New Date? 5. Claudian 6. Claudian Revisited 7. Poets and Pagans in Byzantine Egypt 8. Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity 9. Hypatia: Life, Death and Works 10. The Last Days of the Academy at Athens 11. Oracles and Earthquakes 12. Accusations of Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium

Product details

• Authors: Alan Cameron, Cameron Alan
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.02.2016
• EAN: 9780190268947
• ISBN: 978-0-19-026894-7
• No. of pages: 376
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; HISTORY / Ancient / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval, Medieval History, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Ancient History, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets