Aelius Aristides between Greece, Rome, and the gods [electronic resource] / edited by W.V. Harris, Brooke Holmes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harris, William V. (William Vernon)

Holmes, Brooke, 1976-

Series:

Columbia studies in the classical tradition ; v. 33.

Columbia studies in the classical tradition, 0166-1302 ; v. 33

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aristides, Aelius--Criticism and interpretation--Congresses.

Aristides, Aelius.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (340 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Wealthy, conceited, hypochondriac (or perhaps just an invalid), obsessively religious, the orator Aelius Aristides (117 to about 180) is not the most attractive figure of his age, but because he is one of the best-known -- and he is intimately known, thanks to his Sacred Tales -- his works are a vital source for the cultural and religious and political history of Greece under the Roman Empire. The papers gathered here, the fruit of a conference held at Columbia in 2007, form the most intense study of Aristides and his context to have been published since the classic work of Charles Behr forty years ago.

Contents:

pt. 1. Aristides and the literatures of the past

pt. 2. Aristides' self-presentation

pt. 3. Aristides and the Roman Empire of his times

pt. 4. Reception.

Notes:

"Papers given at a conference organized ... by the Center for the Ancient Mediterranean at Columbia University on April 13th and 14th, 2007"--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-317) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-06134-1

9786613061348

90-474-2536-7

OCLC:

706148645

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004172043.i-326 DOI