Liverpool University Press, Date: 2000. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. Square 4to, printed hard covers. Tips a bit worn, sound and unmarked otherwise. 'An international team of literary specialists explore Athenaeus' work as a whole, and in its own right. Almost all classicists and ancient historians make use of Athenaeus; 'Athenaeus and his World' is the first sustained attempt to understand and explore his work as a whole, and in its own right. The work emerges as no mere compendium of earlier texts, but as a vibrant work of complex structure and substantial creativity. The book makes sense of the massive and polyphonous Deipnosophistae, the quarry upon which classicists and ancient historians depend for their knowledge of much ancient literature, particularly Comedy, and also the source of much of the data used by modern historians for the social history of the classical and Hellenistic worlds. The 41 chapters; written by an international team of literary specialists and historians, each tackle a significant feature, and the book is divided into seven sections, each prefaced by introductory remarks from the editors.'. 2000. Liverpool University Press ISBN 0859896617 9780859896610 [US]

Liverpool University Press, Date: 2000. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2000. Liverpool University Press ISBN 0859896617 9780859896610 [US]

ISBN10: 0859896617, ISBN13: 9780859896610, [publisher: Univ of Exeter Pr] Hardcover 1st edition. 648 pages. 9.00x8.25x1.75 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2000]