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Literature and Society in the Fourth Century AD : Performing Paideia, Constructing the Present, Presenting the Self

Contents -- Abbreviations -- Notes on the Contributors -- 1 The Social Role and Place of Literature in the Fourth Century AD -- 2 Literary History: A Fourth-Century Roman Invention? -- 3 Militia philosophorum: Le rôle des lettrés dans l'entourage des empereurs romains du IVe siècle -- 4 Greg...

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VerfasserIn: Hoof, Lieve van (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Online-Ressource Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leiden : BRILL , 2014
Ausgabe:1st ed
Schriftenreihe:Mnemosyne, Supplements Ser v.373
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Bibliogr. Hinweis:Erscheint auch als: Literature and Society in the Fourth Century AD : Performing Paideia, Constructing the Present, Presenting the Self
E-Book-Pakete:ProQuest Ebook Central : Classical Studies Collection
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Zusammenfassung:Contents -- Abbreviations -- Notes on the Contributors -- 1 The Social Role and Place of Literature in the Fourth Century AD -- 2 Literary History: A Fourth-Century Roman Invention? -- 3 Militia philosophorum: Le rôle des lettrés dans l'entourage des empereurs romains du IVe siècle -- 4 Gregory's Governors: Paideia and Patronage in Cappadocia -- 5 Lobbying through Literature: Libanius, For the Teachers (Oration 31) -- 6 Texts, Teachers and Pupils in the Writings of Gregory of Nyssa -- 7 Unreliable Witness: Failings of the Narrative in Ammianus Marcellinus -- 8 A Living Relic for the Vicar of Rome: Strategies of Visualization in a Civil Case -- 9 A Hero in our Midst: Stilicho as a Literary Construct in the Poetry of Claudian -- 10 The Apostles as Instruments of Social Engagement: The Poetical Representation of the Apostles as a Means of Influencing Society -- 11 A War of Words: Sermons and Social Status in Constantinople under the Theodosian Dynasty -- Bibliography -- Index.
Challenging ideas about the declining social role and impact of literature in Late Antiquity, Literature and Society in the Fourth Century AD demonstrates how Greek and Latin literature of the fourth century AD continued to play an important role in public performance and debate, the creation of reality, and self-presentation
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (257 pages)
ISBN:9789004279476