\ Philostratus; edited and translated by Jeffrey Rusten, Jason Konig.
Cambridge, MA.
: Harvard University Press
, 2014
532 p.
Loeb Classical Library
; 521
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Heroicus / edited and translated by Jeffrey Rusten -- Gymnasticus / edited and translated by Jason Konig -- Discourses 1 and 2 / translated by Kayser ; repunctuated and edited by Jeffrey Rusten.
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"In the writings of Philostratus (ca. 170-ca. 250 CE), the renaissance of Greek literature in the second century CE reached its height. His Life of Apollonius of Tyana, Lives of the Sophists, and Imagines reconceive in different ways Greek religion, philosophy, and art in and for the world of the Roman Empire. In this volume, Heroicus and Gymnasticus, two works of equal creativity and sophistication, together with two brief Discourses (Dialexeis), complete the Loeb edition of his writings. Heroicus is a conversation in a vineyard amid ruins of the Protesilaus shrine (opposite Troy on the Hellespont), between a wise and devout vinedresser and an initially skeptical Phoenician sailor, about the beauty, continuing powers, and worship of the Homeric heroes. With information from his local hero, the vinedresser reveals unknown stories of the Trojan campaign especially featuring Protesilaus and Palamedes, and describes complex, miraculous, and violent rituals in the cults of Achilles. Gymnasticus is the sole surviving ancient treatise on sports. It reshapes conventional ideas about the athletic body and expertise of the athletic trainer and also explores the history of the Olympic Games and other major Greek athletic festivals, portraying them as distinctive venues for the display of knowledge."--
Greek literature -- Early works to 1800 -- Collections
Philostratus, the Athenian, active 2nd century-3rd century -- Translations into English.
Protesilaus (Greek mythology) -- Early works to 1800.
Dialogues, Greek -- Translations into English.
Trojan War -- Early works to 1800.
Heroes -- Early works to 1800.
Gymnastics -- Early works to 1800.
Physical education and training -- Early works to 1800.
Hero worship -- Greece, Early works to 1800.
Physical education and training -- Greece, Early works to 1800.
ادبیات یونان -- متون قدیمی تا ۱۸۰۰م -- مجموعه ها
PA4272
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A2H4
2014
Philostratus,the Athenian,active 2nd century-3rd century