Thinking Through Excerpts (Monothéismes Et Philosophie) (English and Italian and French Edition) - Softcover

Reydams-Schils, Gretchen

 
9782503529769: Thinking Through Excerpts (Monothéismes Et Philosophie) (English and Italian and French Edition)

Synopsis

This collection of essays represents the most comprehensive study to date on the anthology compiled by Stobaeus (5th c. AD).It covers topics such as excerpting as a cultural practice, issues pertaining to the ms. tradition, Stobaeus'use of his sources, his evidence on specific figures (Heraclitus, Theognis, Plato, the Cynics, Aristo of Chios, and Eudorus of Alexandria), as well as thematic treatments.The contributors to the volume are, in the order of the table of contents.

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