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The Deipnosophists; or, Banquet of the Learned of Athenæus, Vol. 3 (of 3)

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A lengthy series of erudite conversations framed as a convivial banquet, where learned guests trade anecdotes, quotations, and debates about luxury, dining, music, love, marriage, courtesans, and culinary practice. The dialogue collects accounts of exotic customs, gastronomic recipes and courses, musical forms, dances, perfumes, and social laws, alongside literary excerpts and scandalous stories about ancient cities and famous personages. The result is an encyclopedic miscellany blending tastes, etiquette, and cultural history through successive thematic books that range from extravagant banquets and personal adornment to entertainments, desserts, and ritual libations.

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Title: The Deipnosophists; or, Banquet of the Learned of Athenæus, Vol. 3 (of 3)

Author: of Naucratis Athenaeus

Translator: Charles Duke Yonge

Release date: October 10, 2021 [eBook #66508]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

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THE
DEIPNOSOPHISTS

OR
BANQUET OF THE LEARNED
OF
ATHENÆUS.


LITERALLY TRANSLATED
By C. D. YONGE, B.A.


WITH AN APPENDIX OF POETICAL FRAGMENTS,
RENDERED INTO ENGLISH VERSE BY VARIOUS AUTHORS,
AND A GENERAL INDEX.



IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. III.

LONDON:
HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.

M DCCC LIV.