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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Visscher, Marijn (1988-....)
Titre(s) : Beyond Alexandria [Texte imprimé] : literature and empire in the Seleucid world / Marijn S. Visscher
Publication : New York : Oxford University Press, copyright [2020]
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xii, 256 pages) : maps ; 25 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-248) and index
"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"
Sujet(s) : Séleucides (dynastie)
Littérature grecque hellénistique
Indice(s) Dewey :
880.900 1 (23e éd.) = Littérature grecque classique - Histoire et critique - Jusque vers 0499
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780190059088. - ISBN 0190059087. - ISBN 9780190059095 (erroné). - ISBN 0190059095
(erroné). - ISBN 9780190059118 (erroné). - ISBN 0190059117 (erroné). - ISBN 9780190059101
(erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46608206w
Notice n° :
FRBNF46608206
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction: Seleucid literature on the Hellenistic stage ; Mapping the realm
; Babylon, city of kings ; The Lock of Berenice: Seleucid crisis and Ptolemaic response
; Poets and politics at the court of Antiochus III ; Conclusion: The fame of the
Seleucids.
