The Web of Athenaeus

Author	: Christian Jacob
Publisher	: Harvard University Press
Total Pages	: 0
Release	: 2013
ISBN-10	: 0674073282
ISBN-13	: 9780674073289
Rating	: 4/5 (82 Downloads)

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Download or read book The Web of Athenaeus written by Christian Jacob and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

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