Book chapter
JULIAN’S HYMN TO KING HELIOS: THE ECONOMICAL USE OF COMPLEX NEOPLATONIC CONCEPTS
Emperor and Author
The Classical Press of Wales
31 Dec 2012
Abstract
Numerous scholars have attempted to pin down and interpret the complex and elusive metaphysical structure which seems to form the background of Julian’sHymn to King Helios(composed December 362) and to identify its source or sources. The latest attempt is by John Dillon, in which I find much to agree with.¹ Thus there might seem little more that can be said about the matter. In what follows I want to explore only a few very precise, but possibly significant, details in Julian’s exposition. At the outset a word of caution is in order: Julian does not set out in
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- Title
- JULIAN’S HYMN TO KING HELIOS
- Creators
- Andrew Smith
- Contributors
- Nicholas Baker-Brian (Editor)Shaun Tougher (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Emperor and Author
- Publisher
- The Classical Press of Wales
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- English and Philosophy
- Identifiers
- 991021013161204721