Aulus Gellius and Roman Reading Culture - Text, Presence, and Imperial Knowledge in the Noctes Atticae

Reveals the importance of Gellius' Noctes Atticae for the history of reading, thought, and intellectual culture in the Graeco-Roman world.

Sommario

Introduction; 1. How to read the Noctes Atticae; 2. Gellius in the history of writing about reading; 3. Gellius on Pliny: fashioning the miscellanist and his readerly lifestyle; 4. Encounters with tradition in Gellian research; 5. Favorinus, fiction, and dialogue at the limits of expertise; Conclusion.

Info autore

Joseph A. Howley is an Associate Professor in the Department of Classics at Columbia University, New York.

Riassunto

Demonstrates the importance of Gellius' Noctes Atticae for the history of reading, thought, and intellectual culture in the Graeco-Roman world. Argues that Gellius is in close conversation with predecessors both Greek and Latin and also offers new ways of making sense of the text's 'miscellaneous' qualities.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Joseph A. Howley, Joseph A. (Columbia University Howley, HOWLEY JOSEPH A.
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781316510124
• ISBN: 978-1-316-51012-4
• Pagine: 290
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Latin, HISTORY / Ancient / General, Alte Welt, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval