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Saints and Symposiasts: The Literature of Food and the Symposium in Greco-Roman and Early Christian Culture - Greek Culture in the Roman World Konig, Jason (University of St Andrews, Scotland)
Saints and Symposiasts: The Literature of Food and the Symposium in Greco-Roman and Early Christian Culture - Greek Culture in the Roman World
Konig, Jason (University of St Andrews, Scotland)
Explores the afterlife of the classical Greek symposium in the Greco-Roman and early Christian culture of the Roman Empire. Argues that writing about consumption and conversation continued to matter, communicating distinctive ideas about how to talk and think, and distinctive and often destabilising visions of human identity and holiness.
429 pages, Worked examples or Exercises; 9 Halftones, black and white
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | May 28, 2020 |
| ISBN13 | 9781108820196 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 430 |
| Dimensions | 230 × 154 × 27 mm · 626 g |
| Language | English |