Isbn: 9781138219458 - philostratus: interpreters and interpretation (image, text and culture in classical antiquity, band 1) (9 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: New. In English.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. Graeme Miles is a lecturer in classics at the University of Tasmania. He researches in ancient Greek literature and thought, especially of the Roman era. He has published numerous articles on Philostratus and is currently producing, with.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 208 pages. 9.45x6.42x0.67 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. Series: Image, Text and Culture in Classical Antiquity. Num Pages: 208 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 174. . . 2017. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Philostratus is one of the greatest examples of the vitality and inventiveness of the Greek culture of his period, at once a one-man summation of contemporary tastes and interests and a strikingly individual re-inventor of the traditions in which he was steeped. This Roman-era engagement with the already classical past set important precedents for later understandings of classical art, literature and culture. This volume examines the ways in which the labyrinthine Corpus Philostrateum represents and interrogates the nature of interpretation and the interpreting subject. Taking 'interpretation' broadly as the production of meaning from objects that are considered to bear some less than obvious significance, it examines the very different interpreter figures presented: Apollonius of Tyana as interpreter of omens, dreams and art-works; an unnamed Vinetender and the dead Protesilaus as interpreters of heroes; and the sophist who emotively describes a gallery full of paintings, depicting in the process both the techniques of educated viewing and the various errors and illusions into which a viewer can fall.…