Gellius the satirist : Roman cultural authority in Attic nights /

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 Hero...

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Main Author: Keulen, Wytse Hette.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2009.

Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements 297.
Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Volumes 204-407, ISBN: 9789004322288.

Subjects:

Gellius, Aulus > Criticism and interpretation.

Gellius, Aulus. > Noctes Atticae.

Rome > In literature.

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