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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Howley, Joseph A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2018
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Table of Contents:
  • How to read the Noctes Atticae
  • Gellius in the history of writing about reading
  • Gellius on Pliny: fashioning the miscellanist and his readerly lifestyle
  • Encounters with tradition in Gellian research
  • Favorinus, fiction, and dialogue at the limits of expertise.