S A Stephens
Biographic Data
| ID | 5634320 |
|---|---|
| NAME | S A Stephens |
| GIVEN NAMES | S A |
| FAMILY NAME | Stephens |
| SIGNATURE | STEPHENS S A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stanford University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Ancient Libraries
Callimachus and His Narrators
Hellenistic Culture
This article suggests an appeal to a broader cultural contextualization, calling on scholars to look at the interactions between Greek and non-Greek cultures in the Hellenistic period, which followed the reign of Alexander, and in which he continued to enjoy cult status. It emphasizes contrasting trends that emerge in relation to ethnic identity: non-Greeks learn Greek and adopt Greek customs; while Greeks often marry into local non-Greek populat…
Ptolemaic Epic
Cultural identity
The Alexander Romance is a fictionalised account of Alexander's conquests that stands at what many take to be the beginning of the novel writing enterprise in antiquity. The story opens with the last pharaoh of Egypt, Nectanebo II, learning that his country was about to be conquered, fleeing to Macedon, setting up shop as a magician, and seducing Philip's queen Olympias. Nectanebo, not Philip II, fathers Alexander, and as a result Alexander is bo…
Posidippus’ Poetry Book
Callimachus at Court
The Novel in the Ancient World
This is the second publication in Brill's handbook series The Classical Tradition. The subject of this volume is that group of works of extended prose narrative fiction which bears many similarities to the modern novel and which appeared in the later classical periods in Greece and Rome. The ancient novel has enjoyed renewed popularity in recent years not only among students of literature, but also among those looking for new sources on the popul…
Decoding the Ancient Novel
Yale Papyri in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library II
Women in the Ancient World
The Novel in the Ancient World
This is the second publication in Brill's handbook series The Classical Tradition. The subject of this volume is that group of works of extended prose narrative fiction which bears many similarities to the modern novel and which appeared in the later classical periods in Greece and Rome. The ancient novel has enjoyed renewed popularity in recent years not only among students of literature, but also among those looking for new sources on the popul…
Decoding the Ancient Novel
Women in the Ancient World
Yale Papyri in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library II
Decoding the Ancient Novel
The Novel in the Ancient World
This is the second publication in Brill's handbook series The Classical Tradition. The subject of this volume is that group of works of extended prose narrative fiction which bears many similarities to the modern novel and which appeared in the later classical periods in Greece and Rome. The ancient novel has enjoyed renewed popularity in recent years not only among students of literature, but also among those looking for new sources on the popul…
Callimachus at Court
Posidippus’ Poetry Book
Ptolemaic Epic
Cultural identity
The Alexander Romance is a fictionalised account of Alexander's conquests that stands at what many take to be the beginning of the novel writing enterprise in antiquity. The story opens with the last pharaoh of Egypt, Nectanebo II, learning that his country was about to be conquered, fleeing to Macedon, setting up shop as a magician, and seducing Philip's queen Olympias. Nectanebo, not Philip II, fathers Alexander, and as a result Alexander is bo…
Hellenistic Culture
This article suggests an appeal to a broader cultural contextualization, calling on scholars to look at the interactions between Greek and non-Greek cultures in the Hellenistic period, which followed the reign of Alexander, and in which he continued to enjoy cult status. It emphasizes contrasting trends that emerge in relation to ethnic identity: non-Greeks learn Greek and adopt Greek customs; while Greeks often marry into local non-Greek populat…
Callimachus and His Narrators
Ancient Libraries
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