In Praise of Asclepius : Aelius Aristides, Selected Prose Hymns

In Praise of Asclepius Aelius Aristides, Selected Prose Hymns

In the second century AD Aelius Aristides wrote eight prose hymns to Greek gods. This volume presents a new edition of the Greek text of four of these hymns (focusing on Asclepius), a new English translation with notes, and a number of essays shedding additional light on these texts from various per...

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Other Authors: Aristides, Aelius, author (author), Nesselrath, Karl-Heinz editor (editor), Trapp, Michael editor, Russell, Donald A. editor
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tubingen : Mohr Siebeck 2016
2016.
Edition:1. Aufl
Series:Scripta Antiquitatis Posterioris ad Ethicam REligionemque pertinentia 5.
Subjects:
Asklepios > (Greek deity) > Early works to 1800.
Philosophy
Religion
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009432221806719
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Summary:In the second century AD Aelius Aristides wrote eight prose hymns to Greek gods. This volume presents a new edition of the Greek text of four of these hymns (focusing on Asclepius), a new English translation with notes, and a number of essays shedding additional light on these texts from various perspectives.
Physical Description:1 online resource (175 pages)
ISBN:9783161564260

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