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A 4th-century BCE mock-epic poem, probably entitled the "Hedupatheia" or "Life of Luxury", offering a gastronomic tour of the Mediterranean. This work is aimed at researchers and students in Greek poetry, social history, and cuisine of the late classical and early Hellenistic period.

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Olson and Sens have produced a text and translation equipped with exhaustive introduction and commentary. Theirs is likely to remain the standard edition of Archestratos for many years ... the commentary is a useful tool for students of food and literature alike. * Gnomon *
Scholars and teachers interested in ancient food and dining will welcome this collection of the fragments of the fourth-century BC gastronomical poem, Hedupatheia, by Archestratos, usually accessible only in references scattered throughout the eipnosophistae of Athenaeus * The Classical Outlook *

Archestratos of Gela Greek Culture and Cuisine in the Fourth Century Bce Text Translation and Commentary

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
      Publication Date: 2/24/2000 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780199240081, 978-0199240081
      ISBN10: 0199240086
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A 4th-century BCE mock-epic poem, probably entitled the "Hedupatheia" or "Life of Luxury", offering a gastronomic tour of the Mediterranean. This work is aimed at researchers and students in Greek poetry, social history, and cuisine of the late classical and early Hellenistic period.

      Trade Review
      Olson and Sens have produced a text and translation equipped with exhaustive introduction and commentary. Theirs is likely to remain the standard edition of Archestratos for many years ... the commentary is a useful tool for students of food and literature alike. * Gnomon *
      Scholars and teachers interested in ancient food and dining will welcome this collection of the fragments of the fourth-century BC gastronomical poem, Hedupatheia, by Archestratos, usually accessible only in references scattered throughout the eipnosophistae of Athenaeus * The Classical Outlook *

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