Greek Literary Topographies in the Roman Imperial World - (Ancient Environments) by Janet Downie & Anna Peterson (Hardcover)
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- Focusing on the Greek world during the high Roman Empire betweenthe 1st and 3rd centuries CE, this edited volume examines the representation of space in literary, rhetorical, and mythographic texts of the period.
- About the Author: Janet Downie is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
- 256 Pages
- Literary Criticism, Ancient & Classical
- Series Name: Ancient Environments
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About the Book
"Focusing on the Greek world during the high Roman Empire between the 1st and 3rd centuries CE, this edited volume examines the representation of space in literary, rhetorical, and mythographic texts of the period. Authors under discussion include major figures such as Dio of Prusa, Aelius Aristides, Arrian, Lucian, and Philostratus. Texts by Apollodorus, Alciphron, Aelian, Artemidorus, and Pausanias also receive attention, along with the Alexander Romance and Egyptian apocalyptic narratives"--Book Synopsis
Focusing on the Greek world during the high Roman Empire betweenthe 1st and 3rd centuries CE, this edited volume examines the representation of space in literary, rhetorical, and mythographic texts of the period. Authors under discussion include major figures such as Dio of Prusa, Aelius Aristides, Arrian, Lucian, and Philostratus. Texts by Apollodorus, Alciphron, Aelian, Artemidorus, and Pausanias also receive attention, along with the Alexander Romance and Egyptian apocalyptic narratives. Attending to the relationship between mobility and cultural rootedness, each chapter examines how Greek writers of the imperial era constructed and represented the multi-temporal landscapes of their contemporary world.This edited volume contributes to a growing interest in the topographical imagination of the ancient Mediterranean. The Roman Empire was a world of vast trade networks, cosmopolitan culture, and high elite mobility, making geography an essential component of the language of power and culture. Volume contributors present a composite picture of how imperial-era Greek writers constructed and curated topographies of the Greek world - urban, rural, cultic, and monumental - to tell new stories about Hellenic space and its place within the broader empire.
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This book grabs hold of the 'spatial turn' in classics and makes its mark via the fascinating thematic lens of topographia.
About the Author
Janet Downie is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
Anna Peterson is Associate Professor of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies at Penn State University, USA.Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W) x .63 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.17 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 256
Genre: Literary Criticism
Sub-Genre: Ancient & Classical
Series Title: Ancient Environments
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Format: Hardcover
Author: Janet Downie & Anna Peterson
Language: English
Street Date: February 6, 2025
TCIN: 1001826874
UPC: 9781350383616
Item Number (DPCI): 247-47-5976
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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