Aulus Gellius originated the modern use of classical and humanities. HisAttic Nightscontains information on many aspects of antiquity, and preserve much early Latin literature that would otherwise be lost; they also offer personal reminiscences and vignettes of life in the second century AD. This comprehensive study examines his life and writings. It has been fully revised in the light of recent work.
I. The Man and his Book 1. Life and Dates 2. Composition and Purpose 3. Language and Style 4. Presentation and Sources II. Preceptors and Acquaintances 5. Teachers 6. Favorinus 7. Honoured Orators 8. Miscellaneous Contemporaries III. Scholarship and Study 9. Scholarly Reading 10. The Latin Language 11. Roman Orators and Poets 12. Greek: Language, Poets, Orators 13. History 14. Philosophy 15. Other Sciences: Rhetoric, Law, Medicine 16. Miscellaneous Interest, Weak Spots, and Blind Spots Epilogue
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