| Thinking Through Excerpts: Studies on Stobaeus Contributor(s): Reydams-Schils, Gretchen (Editor) |
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ISBN: 2503529763 ISBN-13: 9782503529769 Publisher: Brepols Publishers OUR PRICE: $132.05 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 881.01 |
| LCCN: 2012387028 |
| Series: Monotheismes Et Philosophie |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.2" (2.35 lbs) 730 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of essays represents the most comprehensive study to date on the anthology compiled by Stobaeus (5th c. AD).It covers topics such as excerpting as a cultural practice, issues pertaining to the ms. tradition, Stobaeus'use of his sources, his evidence on specific figures (Heraclitus, Theognis, Plato, the Cynics, Aristo of Chios, and Eudorus of Alexandria), as well as thematic treatments.The contributors to the volume are, in the order of the table of contents. |