Mnemosyne supplements480 a commentary on books 3 and 4 of achilles tatius leucippe and clitophon

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This book presents a full commentary on a subversive second-century narrative of the shipwreck, capture by bandits, apparent human sacrifice, hippopotamus hunting, poisoning, and sightseeing of two young lovers on the run from parental authority in Egypt’s Nile delta.



This volume presents a new account, informed by recent scholarship on ancient narrative fiction, of a world that calls to mind the scenes of the Palestrina mosaic, with ships traversing the Nile delta, hippopotamus hunting, religious processions and festivities, and leizurely sightseeing. The commentary argues that the author was most probably an erudite Alexandrian with a polymathic interest in topics as diverse as the arrival of the phoenix in Heliopolis, contemporary art, medical theories of the function of blood in causing psychological imbalances in the young, herbal remedies for poisoning, and the colour of Nile water in glass.

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Taal: en

Uitvoering: Hardcover

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 31 januari 2024

Aantal pagina's: 428

Hoofdauteur: John Hilton

Hoofduitgeverij: Brill

Fabrikantgegevens: De informatie van de fabrikant is momenteel niet beschikbaar.

Product breedte: 155 mm

Product hoogte: 32 mm

Product lengte: 235 mm

Verpakking breedte: 155 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 32 mm

Verpakking lengte: 235 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 834 g

EAN: 9789004691520

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