Format:
X, 247 S.
,
Ill.
ISBN:
9789004278486
Series Statement:
Mnemosyne Vol. 373
Content:
"Late Antiquity is often assumed to have witnessed the demise of literature as a social force and its retreat into the school and the private reading room: whereas the sophists of the Second Sophistic were influential social players, their late antique counterparts are thought to have been overshadowed by bishops. Literature and Society in the Fourth Century AD argues that this presumed difference should be attributed less to a fundamental change in the role of literature than to different scholarly methodologies with which Greek and Latin texts from the second and the fourth century are being studied. Focusing on performance, the literary construction of reality and self-presentation, this volume highlights how literature continued to play an important role in fourth-century elite society." --
Content:
"Late Antiquity is often assumed to have witnessed the demise of literature as a social force and its retreat into the school and the private reading room: whereas the sophists of the Second Sophistic were influential social players, their late antique counterparts are thought to have been overshadowed by bishops. Literature and Society in the Fourth Century AD argues that this presumed difference should be attributed less to a fundamental change in the role of literature than to different scholarly methodologies with which Greek and Latin texts from the second and the fourth century are being studied. Focusing on performance, the literary construction of reality and self-presentation, this volume highlights how literature continued to play an important role in fourth-century elite society." --
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Beitr. überw. engl., 1 Beitr. in franz. Sprache
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004279476
Language:
English
Subjects:
Ancient Studies
Keywords:
Römisches Reich
;
Literatur
;
Gesellschaft
;
Geschichte 300-400
;
Aufsatzsammlung
URL:
http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=44606
