Format:
xii, 256 Seiten
,
Karten
ISBN:
9780190059088
Content:
"This book aims to further our understanding of Seleucid literature, covering the period from Seleucus I to Antiochus III. Despite the historical importance of the Seleucid Empire during this time, little attention has been devoted to its literature. The works of authors affiliated with the Seleucid court have tended to be overshadowed by works coming out of Alexandria, emerging from the court of the Ptolemies, the main rivals of the Seleucids. This book makes two key points, both of which challenge the idea that "Alexandrian" literature is coterminous with Hellenistic literature as a whole. First, the book sets out to demonstrate that a distinctly Seleucid strand of writing emerged from the Seleucid court, characterized by shared perspectives and thematic concerns. Second, the book argues that Seleucid literature was significant on the wider Hellenistic stage. Specifically, it aims to show that the works of Seleucid authors influenced and provided counterpoints to writers based in Alexandria, including key figures such as Eratosthenes and Callimachus. For this reason, the literature of the Seleucids is not only interesting in its own right; it also provides an important reference point for further understanding of Hellenistic literature in general. These two points are worked out in four chapters, each focusing on a specific 'moment' in Seleucid history and the corresponding literature: the establishment of the Eastern borders under Seleucus I; the consolidation of a symbolical centre at Babylon; the crisis of the Third Syrian War under Seleucus II; the flourishing literary court of Antiochus III"--
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 203-248
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780190059095
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780190059118
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780190059101
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Visscher, Marijn Beyond Alexandria New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020 ISBN 9780190059118
Language:
English
Subjects:
Ancient Studies
Keywords:
Seleukidenreich
;
Hellenismus
;
Literatur
DOI:
10.1093/oso/9780190059088.001.0001
