Aulus Gellius An Antonine Scholar and His

Aulus Gellius originated the modern use of "classical" and "humanities." HisAttic Nightscontains information on many aspects of antiquity, and preserve much early Latin literature that would otherwise be lost; they also offer personal reminiscences and vignettes of life in the second century AD. This comprehensive study examines his life and writings. It has been fully revised in the light of recent work.

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Introduction

1

(10)

PART I. THE MAN AND HIS BOOK

Life and Date

11

(16)

Excursus: Gellius and Apuleius

22

(5)

Composition and Purpose

27

(21)

Language and Style

48

(17)

Presentation and Sources

65

(18)

PART II. PRECEPTORS AND ACQUAINTANCES

Teachers

83

(15)

Favorinus

98

(33)

Honoured Orators

131

(14)

Miscellaneous Contemporaries

145

(12)

PART III. SCHOLARSHIP AND STUDY

Scholarly Reading

157

(15)

The Latin Language

172

(21)

Roman Orators and Poets

193

(33)

Greek: Language, Poets, Orators

226

(15)

History

241

(19)

Philosophy

260

(30)

Excursus: Religion, Superstition, and the Supernatural

286

(4)

Other Sciences: Rhetoric, Law, Medicine

290

(16)

Other Values and Interests, Weak Spots, and Blind Spots

306

(23)

Epilogue

329

(35)

APPENDICES

I. The Transmission and Publication of the Attic Nights

333

(21)

II. Archaism and Atticism

354

(10)

Bibliography

364

(32)

Index Verborum Graecorum et Latinorum

396

(3)

Index Locorum Potiorum

399

(9)

Index Nominum et Rerum

408

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Aulus Gellius An Antonine Scholar and His Achievement

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