Wandering Poets and Other Essays on Late Greek Literature and Philosophy

This book presents a radically revised version of some of the most important and innovative articles published by Alan Cameron in the field of late antique Greek poetry and philosophy. Much new material has been added to the account of the "Wandering Poets " from early Byzantine Egypt, and earlier judgment on their paganism is nuanced. The story of Cyrus of Panopolis and the empress Eudocia takes into count important recent work on the poetry of Eudocia. Several chapters discuss the date and identity of the influential poet Nonnus. The longest chapter reviews the celebrated story of the so-called closing of the Academy of Athens and the trip of its seven remaining philosophers to the court of the Persian king Chosroes, rejecting the fashionable current idea that they set up a new school at Harran on the Persian border. An entirely new chapter discusses a recently published papyrus containing poems of the Alexandrian epigrammatist Palladas, rejecting the editor's claim that Palladas wrote almost a century earlier than hitherto believed. A concluding chapter discusses recent claims about same-sex marriage in the Roman world. 00-b 01 Title Pages Alan Cameron Title Pages (p.i) Wandering Poets and Other Essays on Late Greek Literature and Philosophy (p.ii) (p.iii) Wandering Poets and Other Essays on Late Greek Literature and Philosophy Title Pages 02 Dedication Alan Cameron Dedication 03 (p.ix) Preface Alan Cameron (p.ix) Preface Alan Cameron (p.ix) Preface (p.ix) Preface 04 Wandering Poets Alan Cameron Wandering Poets A Literary Movement in Byzantine Egypt Alan Cameron Abstract and Keywords I Wandering Poets II Wandering Poets Wandering Poets Wandering Poets III Wandering Poets Wandering Poets Wandering Poets Wandering Poets IV Wandering Poets Wandering Poets Wandering Poets Wandering Poets Wandering Poets V Wandering Poets Wandering Poets Wandering Poets Wandering Poets Wandering Poets VI Wandering Poets Wandering Poets Wandering Poets Wandering Poets VII Wandering Poets Wandering Poets Wandering Poets Wandering Poets Wandering Poets Wandering Poets VIII Wandering Poets Wandering Poets Notes: Wandering Poets Wandering Poets Wandering Poets Wandering Poets Wandering Poets Wandering Poets Wandering Poets Wandering Poets Wandering Poets Wandering Poets Wandering Poets Wandering Poets 05 The Empress and the Poet Alan Cameron The Empress and the Poet Alan Cameron Abstract and Keywords I II Career The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet III Works The Empress and the Poet IV Panegyric The Empress and the Poet V Bucolic The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet VI Nonnus The Empress and the Poet VII Pagan or Christian? The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet VIII The Theologian The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet IX The Hagiographer The Empress and the Poet X Daniel The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet XI Downfall The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet (p.65) XII Eudocia The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet XIII Christian Culture The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet Notes: The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet The Empress and the Poet 06 The Poet, the Bishop, and the Harlot Alan Cameron The Poet, the Bishop, and the Harlot Alan Cameron Abstract and Keywords I The Poet, the Bishop, and the Harlot The Poet, the Bishop, and the Harlot The Poet, the Bishop, and the Harlot The Poet, the Bishop, and the Harlot II The Poet, the Bishop, and the Harlot The Poet, the Bishop, and the Harlot The Poet, the Bishop, and the Harlot The Poet, the Bishop, and the Harlot The Poet, the Bishop, and the Harlot Notes: The Poet, the Bishop, and the Harlot The Poet, the Bishop, and the Harlot The Poet, the Bishop, and the Harlot The Poet, the Bishop, and the Harlot 07 Palladas Alan Cameron Palladas New Poems, New Date? Alan Cameron Abstract and Keywords I Palladas Palladas II Palladas Palladas Palladas Palladas Palladas Palladas Palladas Palladas III Palladas Palladas Palladas Palladas Palladas IV Palladas Palladas V Palladas VI Palladas Notes: Palladas Palladas Palladas Palladas Palladas Palladas Palladas Palladas 08 Claudian Alan Cameron Claudian Alan Cameron Abstract and Keywords Claudian Claudian Claudian Claudian Claudian Claudian Claudian Claudian Claudian Claudian Claudian Claudian Claudian Claudian Claudian Claudian Claudian Claudian Notes: Claudian 09 Claudian Revisited Alan Cameron Claudian Revisited Alan Cameron Abstract and Keywords Claudian Revisited Claudian Revisited Claudian Revisited Claudian Revisited Claudian Revisited Claudian Revisited Claudian Revisited Claudian Revisited Claudian Revisited Claudian Revisited Claudian Revisited Claudian Revisited Notes: Claudian Revisited Claudian Revisited Claudian Revisited 10 Poets and Pagans in Byzantine Egypt Alan Cameron Poets and Pagans in Byzantine Egypt Alan Cameron Abstract and Keywords I Poets and Pagans in Byzantine Egypt Poets and Pagans in Byzantine Egypt Poets and Pagans in Byzantine Egypt Poets and Pagans in Byzantine Egypt Poets and Pagans in Byzantine Egypt Poets and Pagans in Byzantine Egypt II Poets and Pagans in Byzantine Egypt Poets and Pagans in Byzantine Egypt Poets and Pagans in Byzantine Egypt Poets and Pagans in Byzantine Egypt Poets and Pagans in Byzantine Egypt Poets and Pagans in Byzantine Egypt Poets and Pagans in Byzantine Egypt Poets and Pagans in Byzantine Egypt Notes: Poets and Pagans in Byzantine Egypt Poets and Pagans in Byzantine Egypt Poets and Pagans in Byzantine Egypt Poets and Pagans in Byzantine Egypt Poets and Pagans in Byzantine Egypt 11 Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity Alan Cameron Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity Alan Cameron Abstract and Keywords I Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity II Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity (p.168) III Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity IV Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity IV Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity V Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity Notes: Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity Poetry and Literary Culture in Late Antiquity 12 Hypatia Alan Cameron Hypatia Life, Death, and Works Alan Cameron Abstract and Keywords Hypatia Hypatia Hypatia Hypatia Hypatia Hypatia Hypatia Hypatia Hypatia Hypatia Hypatia Hypatia Hypatia Hypatia Hypatia Hypatia Hypatia Notes: Hypatia Hypatia Hypatia Hypatia Hypatia Hypatia Hypatia 13 The Last Days of the Academy at Athens Alan Cameron The Last Days of the Academy at Athens Alan Cameron Abstract and Keywords I The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens II The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens III The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens IV The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens V The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens VI The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens VII The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens VIII The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens IX The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens X The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens Notes: The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens The Last Days of the Academy at Athens 14 Oracles and Earthquakes Alan Cameron Oracles and Earthquakes A Note on the Theodosian Sibyl Alan Cameron Abstract and Keywords Oracles and Earthquakes Oracles and Earthquakes Oracles and Earthquakes Oracles and Earthquakes Oracles and Earthquakes Oracles and Earthquakes Oracles and Earthquakes Notes: Oracles and Earthquakes Oracles and Earthquakes 15 Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Alan Cameron Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Alan Cameron Abstract and Keywords I The Problem Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium II Stephanus of Byzantium Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium II John Lydus Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium III The Prefect Phocas Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium III Hesychius of Miletus Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium IV Tribonian Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium (p.275) V Anthemius, Isidorus, and Hagia Sophia Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium VI Agathias, His Cycle, and His Circle Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium VII What Sort of Pagans? Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Notes: Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium Paganism in Sixth-Century Byzantium 16 (p.355) Index Alan Cameron (p.355) Index (p.355) Index (p.355) Index (p.355) Index (p.355) Index (p.355) Index (p.355) Index This book presents a substantially revised version of some of the most important and innovative articles published by Alan Cameron in the field of late antique Greek poetry and philosophy. Much new material has been added to the account of the "Wandering Poets" from early Byzantine Egypt, and earlier judgment on their paganism is nuanced. The story of Cyrus of Panopolis and the empress Eudocia takes into account important recent work on the poetry of Eudocia. Several chapters discuss the date and identity of the influential poet Nonnus. The longest chapter reviews the celebrated story of the so-called closing of the Academy of Athens and the trip of its seven remaining philosophers to the court of the Persian king Chosroes, rejecting the fashionable current idea that they set up a new school at Harran on the Persian border. An entirely new chapter discusses a recently published papyrus containing poems of the Alexandrian epigrammatist Palladas, rejecting the editor's claim that Palladas wrote almost a century earlier than hitherto believed. A concluding chapter, never before published, reinvestigates the evidence for paganism in sixth-century Byzantium. Boldly and persuasively argued, and drawing on a profound knowledge of the period, the volume as a whole deepens our knowledge of the rich intellectual traditions of the late antique Hellenic world. -- Amazon.com 'This book presents a radically revised version of some of the most important and innovative articles published by Alan Cameron in the field of late antique Greek poetry and philosophy. Much new material has been added to the account of the " from early Byzantine Egypt, and earlier judgment on their paganism is nuanced. The story of Cyrus of Panopolis and the empress Eudocia takes into count important recent work on the poetry of Eudocia. Several chapters discuss the date and identity of the influential poet Nonnus. The longest chapter reviews the celebrated story of the so-called closing of the Academy of Athens and the trip of its seven remaining philosophers to the court of the Persian king Chosroes, rejecting the fashionable current idea that they set up a new school at Harran on the Persian border. An entirely new chapter discusses a recently published papyrus containing poems of the Alexandrian epigrammatist Palladas, rejecting the editor's claim that Palladas wrote almost a century earlier than hitherto believed. A concluding chapter discusses recent claims about same-sex marriage in the Roman world.' (présent. éditeur)