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The web of Athenaeus / Christian Jacob ; translated by Arietta Papaconstantinou ; edited by Scott Fitzgerald Johnson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jacob, Christian, 1955- author.
- Series:
- Hellenic studies ; 61.
- Hellenic studies ; 61
- Standardized Title:
- Ateneo o il Dedalo delle parole. English
- Language:
- English
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- Athenaeus, of Naucratis. Deipnosophistae.
- Athenaeus.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 139 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Center for Hellenic Studies, 2013.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- On the art of planting cabbage
- Banquet, symposium, library
- Athenaeus is the father of this book
- Banquet and symposion
- An art of conviviality: Plutarch and Athenaeus
- Larensius' circle
- Writing the Symposium
- Forms of collection
- Accumulation and structure
- Serving the dishes, quoting the texts: the unfolding of the banquet
- How to speak at table?
- Libraries and bibliophiles
- Scholars' practices
- Words and things
- The deipnosophists as a text: genesis, uses
- The web of Athenaeus: the art of weaving links
- The epitome of the world
- When a culture reflects on itself.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Jacob, Christian, 1955- Ateneo o il Dedalo delle parole. English. Web of Athenaeus
- OCLC:
- 940883715
- Publisher Number:
- 40022472005
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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