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Nox philologiae : Aulus Gellius and the fantasy of the Roman library /

This esoteric and original study focuses on the equally singular work of Aulus Gellius--a Roman author and grammarian (ca. 120-180 A.D.), possibly of African origin. Gellius's only work, the twenty-volume "Noctes Atticae"," "is an exploding, sometimes seemingly random text-c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gunderson, Erik
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Latín
Publicado: Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, ©2009.
Colección:Wisconsin studies in classics.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This esoteric and original study focuses on the equally singular work of Aulus Gellius--a Roman author and grammarian (ca. 120-180 A.D.), possibly of African origin. Gellius's only work, the twenty-volume "Noctes Atticae"," "is an exploding, sometimes seemingly random text-cum-diary in which Gellius jotted down everything of interest he heard in conversation or read in contemporary books
Notas:Translated from the Latin.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 313 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-313) and indexes.
ISBN:9780299229733
0299229734
9780299229702
029922970X
1282765922
9781282765924