Gellius the satirist : Roman cultural authority in Attic nights / by Wytse Keulen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keulen, Wytse Hette.

Series:

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 297.

Mnemosyne. Supplements, 0169-8958 ; v. 297

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rome--In literature.

Rome.

Gellius, Aulus. Noctes Atticae.

Gellius, Aulus.

Gellius, Aulus--Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (376 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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, the 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), the 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.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / W.H. Keulen

Introduction / W.H. Keulen

Chapter One. Gellius the roman educationalist / W.H. Keulen

Chapter Two. Memory and authority / W.H. Keulen

Chapter Three. Saturnalian licence and socratic irony / W.H. Keulen

Chapter Four. Favorinus as a ‘comic authority figure’ / W.H. Keulen

Chapter Five. Exposing his own infamy: Avarice and unmanliness / W.H. Keulen

Chapter Six. Demonstration and refutation: ‘Investigational rhetoric’ / W.H. Keulen

Chapter Seven. Favorinus’ controversial authority / W.H. Keulen

Chapter Eight. The imperial context of Gellius’ authority / W.H. Keulen

Chapter Nine. Gellius’ symbouleutic authority / W.H. Keulen

Chapter Ten. Comparative judgments in roman sites of memory / W.H. Keulen

Chapter Eleven. Comparative judgments in greek sites of memory / W.H. Keulen

Conclusion: Constructing cultural and political continuity / W.H. Keulen

Bibliography / W.H. Keulen

Index locorum / W.H. Keulen

Index nominum et rerum / W.H. Keulen

Index verborum latinorum et graecorum / W.H. Keulen

Supplements to Mnemosyne / W.H. Keulen.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-332) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-282-39969-1

9786612399695

90-474-4342-X

OCLC:

567744216

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004169869.i-364 DOI