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Author Aristides, Aelius, author.

Title In praise of Asclepius : selected prose hymns / Aelius Aristides ; introduction, text, translation and interpretative essays by Christian Brockmann, Milena Melfi, Heinz-Günther Nesselrath, Robert Parker, Donald A. Russell, Florian Steger, Michael Trapp ; edited by Donald A. Russell, Michael Trapp, and Heinz-Günther Nesselrath.

Publication Info. Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource (x, 164 pages) : illustrations, maps
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
Series Sapere ; Band XXIX
Sapere (Darmstadt, Germany) ; Bd. 29.
Language Original text in Greek, introduction, text, translation, commentary and essays in English.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-149) and indexes.
Contents Texts, translations and notes / by Donald A. Russell. Or. 38. Asklpiadai -- Or. 39. Eis to phrear tou Asklpiou -- Or. 42. Lalia eis Asklpion -- Pangyrikos t hydati <t> en Pergam -- Notes on the translations / Donald A. Russell, M. Melfi, H.-G. Nesselrath, R. Parker, M. Trapp.
Essays. Religion in the prose hyms / Robert Parker -- The archaeology of the Asclepium of Pergamum / Milena Melfi -- A god and two humans on matters of medicine : Asclepius, Galen and Aelius Aristides / Christian Brockmann -- Aristides, patient of Asclepius in Pergamum / Florian Steger.
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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.
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Subject Asklepios (Greek deity) -- Early works to 1800.
Asklepios (Greek deity)
Aesculapius
Aristides, Aelius 117-187 Orationes
Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek.
Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek -- Translations into English.
Discours grecs.
PHILOSOPHY -- Essays.
Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek
Genre/Form Address
Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek -- Translations into English.
Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek.
speeches (documents)
Translations
Speeches
Early works
Speeches.
Discours.
Added Author Brockmann, Christian, author.
Melfi, Milena, author.
Nesselrath, Heinz-Günther, 1957- author, editor.
Parker, Robert, 1950- author.
Russell, D. A. (Donald Andrew), author, editor, translator.
Steger, Florian, 1974- author.
Trapp, Michael B., author, editor.
Container of (expression): Aristides, Aelius. Asklpiadai. English (Russell)
Container of (expression): Aristides, Aelius. Asklpiadai. Greek (Russell)
Container of (expression): Aristides, Aelius. Eis to phrear tou Asklpiou. English (Russell)
Container of (expression): Aristides, Aelius. Eis to phrear tou Asklpiou. Greek (Russell)
Container of (expression): Aristides, Aelius. Lalia eis Asklpion. English (Russell)
Container of (expression): Aristides, Aelius. Lalia eis Asklpion. Greek (Russell)
Container of (expression): Aristides, Aelius. Pangyrikos epi t hydati t en Pergam. English (Russell)
Container of (expression): Aristides, Aelius. Pangyrikos epi t hydati t en Pergam. Greek (Russell)
Other Form: Print version: Aristides, Aelius. In praise of Asclepius. Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, [2016] 9783161536595 (DLC) 2016592053 (OCoLC)957715264
ISBN 9783161564260 (electronic bk.)
316156426X (electronic bk.)
9783161536595 (electronic bk.)
3161536592 (electronic bk.)
Standard No. CHVBK 55624012X
CHNEW 001035550
AU@ 000066526213

 
    
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