The birdcage of the muses : patronage of the arts and sciences at the Ptolemaic Imperial Court, 305-222 BCE /
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| Author / Creator: | Strootman, Rolf, author. |
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| Imprint: | Leuven : Peeters, 2017. |
| Description: | vi, 183 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Interdisciplinary studies in ancient culture and religion ; 17 Interdisciplinary studies in ancient culture and religion ; 17. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11561361 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- The golden age of Ptolemaic Alexandria
- Patronage and court society
- Hellenistic poetry as l'art pour l'art
- Understanding Ptolemaic literary patronage
- Court and empire in the Ptolemaic world
- Understanding the role of the court
- How this book is structured
- 2. The historical background
- The Argead royal court
- From Companions to Friends
- Cultural patronage before the Hellenistic Age
- Cultural patronage in the third century BCE
- The mouseion of Alexandria
- Conclusion
- 3. Royal courts in the Hellenistic World
- What is a court?
- The Queen at Court
- Court and empire
- The Friends of the King
- The Royal Council
- Court titles
- The Royal Pages
- Proximity to the throne
- Conflict and competition
- Conclusion
- 4. The ties that bind: philia, xenia and gift exchange
- Friendship and court society
- Guest-friendship
- Hierarchy
- Brokerage
- Gift exchange
- Conclusion
- 5. Patrons and clients
- Why court patronage?
- The usefulness of court patronage
- Prestige
- Competition
- Accumulation and appropriation
- Social Cohesion
- Conclusion
- 6. Poets are a king's best friends: the Hellenistic poet as royal philos
- Poets and scholars as courtiers
- Poetry and patron: the case of Theokritos and Hieron
- Reciprocity
- Competition and innovation
- Conclusion
- 7. Power Poetry: Images of empire in Alexandrian court poetry
- Praising the king and queen
- World Empire and Golden Age
- From Zeus to Ptolemy
- Peace and prosperity
- Hellenism and empire
- Conclusion
- 8. From polls to oikoumene: The imperial world view in scholar-ship and philosophy
- Philosophy
- Astronomy
- Historiography, geography, ethnography
- Conclusion
- 9. Conclusion: Patronage, court and empire
- Bibliography
- Index
