K. Demoen, D. Praet (dir.), Theios Sophistes: Essays on Flavius Philostratus' Vita Apollonii

Kristoffel Demoen, Danny Praet (dir.), Theios Sophistes: Essays on Flavius Philostratus' Vita Apollonii,  Leiden/Boston:  Brill, coll. "Mnemosyne Supplements" 305, 2009.  Pp. xvi, 405.   ISBN 9789004171091.   $200.00.  
Recension par Adam M. Kemezis (University of Alberta) dans Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2009.10.40.

Présentation de l'éditeur:

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 Sophistes" 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.

Table des matières:

Billault, Alain. "Les choix narratifs de Philostrate dans la Vie d'Apollonios de Tyane". 3-20.

Boter, Gerard. "Towards a New Critical Edition of Philostratus' Life of Apollonius: The Affiliation of the Manuscripts". 21-56.

Bowie, Ewen. "Quotation of Earlier Texts in the τὰ ἐς τὸν τυανέα Ἀπολλώνιον". 57-74.

Grossardt, Peter. "How to Become a Poet? Homer and Apollonius Visit the Mound of Achilles". 75-94.

Gyselinck, Wannes & Kristoffel Demoen. "Author and Narrator: Fiction and Metafiction in Philostratus' Vita Apollonii". 95-128.

Miles, Graeme. "Reforming the Eyes: Interpreters and Interpretation in the Vita Apollonii". 129-60.

Schirren, Thomas. "Irony Versus Eulogy. The Vita Apollonii as Metabiographical Fiction". 161-86.

Van der Stockt, Luc. "'Never the Twain Shall Meet'? Plutarch and Philostratus' Life of Apollonius: Some Themes and Techniques". 187-210.

Anderson, Graham. "Folklore Versus Fakelore: Some Problems in the Life of Apollonius". 211-24.

Flinterman, Jaap-Jan. "Apollonius' Ascension". 225-48.

Jones, Christopher. "Some Letters of Apollonius of Tyana". 249-62.

Morgan, John R. "The Emesan Connection: Philostratus and Heliodorus". 263-82.

Praet, Danny. "Pythagoreanism and the Planetary Deities: The Philosophical and Literary Master-structure of the Vita Apollonii". 283-320.

Koskenniemi, Erkki. "The Philostratean Apollonius as a Teacher". 321-34.

Van Uytfanghe, Marc. "La Vie d'Apollonius de Tyane et le discours hagiographique". 335-74.