Monday, October 28, 2024

Greek Culture in Hellenistic Egypt: Persistence and Evolutions

Edited by: Lucio Del Corso and Antonio Ricciardetto
book: Greek Culture in Hellenistic Egypt

This book investigates some aspects of the cultural consequences of the settlement of Greeks in Egypt during the Hellenistic period, through a discussion of papyrological material, archaeological evidence, and literary sources. It is divided into three sections. The first, Space and Images, reflects on the evolutions and changes in iconography, spatial organization, and landscape. The second, Ethnic Interactions, offers new hints on the long debated topic of ethnicity, relying on a wide range of Greek and Demotic sources. The third, The Literary Experience, shifts the attention from documents to literature, examining the circulation of Greek texts and books in Egypt from different perspectives.

Mixing case studies and overviews, the volume offers an updated, multifaceted representation of complex phaenomena which can be understood only going beyond disciplinary boundaries.

  • Language: English
  • Publisher: De Gruyter
  • Copyright year: 2024
  • Audience: Papyrologists, historians of Greek literature and Hellenistic history, archaeologists, egyptologists
  • Pages
    • Front matter: 19
    • Main content: 411
  • Illustrations
    • Illustrations: 12
    • Coloured Illustrations: 50
    • Tables: 7
  • Keywords: papyrology; Egypt (Antiquity); Hellenistic period; Greek literature
eBook
  • Published: November 4, 2024
  • ISBN: 9783111334646
Hardcover
  • Published: November 4, 2024
  • ISBN: 9783111334547

 














































































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