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Gellius the Satirist: Roman Cultural Authority in Attic Nights

By Wytse Hette Keulen

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
Year
2009
ISBN
9004169865, 9789004169869
LCC
PA6391 .K48 2009
Google Books ID
X31UMFQSMQ4C
Open Library ID
OL22515235M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2993910 bytes)
Series
Mnemosyne Supplements 297
Pages
377\376
Orientation
no
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This monograph presents an original portrait of the second-century miscellanist Aulus Gellius, based on a detailed reading of "Attic Nights" against its contemporary background. Highlighting Gellius' use of humour and irony in his portrayals of controversial celebrities such as Favorinus and Herodes Atticus, this book provides a necessary corrective to interpretations of Gellius as an uncritical philhellene or an apolitical bookworm. Distinguishing Gellius' various literary personae (the youthful sectator, the independent researcher, the mature writer and adviser), this book uncovers the many-layered sophistication of Gellius' self-presentation. Noting previously unrecognised allusions to literary works and contemporary events, it offers a fresh perspective on Gellius as a satirical writer, whose Roman cultural programme reflects the ambiguities and complexities of Antonine intellectual life.

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