Philostratros' Life of Apollonios of Tyana and its Literary Context

• Main Author: Kanavou, Nikoletta (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: München C.H.Beck 2018
• Series: Zetemata
• Subjects: Literature: history & criticism; classical philology; imperial period; biography
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This book surveys a range of intersections between the fictitious biography of the sage Apollonios of Tyana by Philostratos and selected prose narratives of the imperial period. The survey considers both pagan and Christian literature and includes both parallels to the philosophical ideology of the...