Philosopher's Banquet

Philosopher's Banquet

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OUP Oxford
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The Philosopher's Banquet is the first sustained study of Plutarch's Table Talk, a Greek prose text which is a combination of philosophical dialogue (in the style of Plato's Symposium) and miscellany. The form of Table Talk was imitated by several later Greek and Roman imperial authors (such as Aulus Gellius, Athenaeus, and Macrobius), making it a vital part of the early Roman Empire's literary and cultural history. Similarly, thegreat variety of its contents links it with a broader imperial cultural trend, that of systematizing knowledge, which features increasingly prominently as a subject of scholarly study in both classics and the history of science. The contributors to The Philosopher's Banquet offer a range of methodologically innovative andsophisticated readings of Table Talk's literary form, themes, cultural background, and influence.
EAN 9780191618284
ISBN 0191618284
Binding Ebook
Publisher OUP Oxford
Publication date October 6, 2011
Language English
Country United Kingdom
Editors Klotz, Frieda; Oikonomopoulou, Katerina
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