Theios Sophistes : essays on Flavius Philostratus' Vita Apollonii / / edited by Kristoffel Demoen and Danny Praet.

• Superior document: Mnemosyne. Supplements, v. 305. Monographs on Greek and Roman language and literature
• TeilnehmendeR: Demoen, Kristoffel.; Praet, Danny, 1968-
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 305.; Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. Monographs on Greek and Roman language and literature.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (424 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Les Choix Narratifs De Philostrate Dans La Vie D’Apollonios De Tyane /; Towards A New Critical Edition Of Philostratus Life Of Apollonius: The Affiliation Of The Manuscripts /; Quotation Of Earlier Texts In Τα Εσ Τον Τυανεα Απολλωνιον /; How To Become A Poet? Homer And Apollonius Visit The Mound Of Achilles /; Author And Narrator : Fiction And Metafiction In Philostratus Vita Apollonii /; Reforming The Eyes: Interpreters And Interpretation In The Vita Apollonii /; Irony Versus Eulogy The Vita Apollonii As Metabiographical Fiction /; Never The Twain Shall Meet? Plutarch And Philostratus Life Of Apollonius: Some Themes And Techniques /; Folklore Versus Fakelore: Some Problems In The Life Of Apollonius /; Apollonius Ascension /; Some Letters Of Apollonius Of Tyana /; The Emesan Connection: Philostratus And Heliodorus /; Pythagoreanism And The Planetary Deities: The Philosophical And Literary Master-Structure Of The Vita Apollonii /; The Philostratean Apollonius As A Teacher /; La Vie D’Apollonius De Tyane Et Le Discours Hagiographique /; Bibliography /; General Index /; Index Locorum /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-392) and indexes.
• ISBN: 1282400193; 9786612400193; 9047424409
• ISSN: 0169-8958
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Kristoffel Demoen and Danny Praet.

Flavius Philostratus’ Life of Apollonius of Tyana (Vita Apollonii), written in the first half of the third century CE, is a key text in the cultural, literary and religious history of the Second Sophistic and of Late Antiquity. Its generic and formal diversity, its shifting cultural and historical background, as well as its protean hero, call for a multifaceted and interdisciplinary reading. Theios Sophistès is the first collection of interpretative essays on the Vita Apollonii . Leading scholars in the field and younger critics make for a combination of methodological continuity and innovation. The book is divided into two sections, one focusing on literary and philological discussions and relating the Vita to other ancient texts and genres, and one dealing with religious and philosophical aspects. The wide range of approaches and perspectives does justice to the high level of literary, historical and philosophical-religious sophistication of this text.