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The Second Sophistic (New Surveys in the Classics, Series Number 35)

Tim Whitmarsh

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Description:The 'Second Sophistic' is arguably the fastest-growing area in contemporary classical scholarship. This short, accessible account explores the various ways in which modern scholarship has approached one of the most extraordinary literary phenomena of antiquity, the dazzling oratorical culture of the Early Imperial period. Successive chapters deal with historical and cultural background, sophistic performance, technical treatises (including the issue of Atticism and Asianism), the concept of identity, and the wider impact of sophistic performance on major authors of the time, including Plutarch, Lucian and the Greek novelists.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Second Sophistic (New Surveys in the Classics, Series Number 35). To get started finding The Second Sophistic (New Surveys in the Classics, Series Number 35), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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ISBN: 0198568819

Description: The 'Second Sophistic' is arguably the fastest-growing area in contemporary classical scholarship. This short, accessible account explores the various ways in which modern scholarship has approached one of the most extraordinary literary phenomena of antiquity, the dazzling oratorical culture of the Early Imperial period. Successive chapters deal with historical and cultural background, sophistic performance, technical treatises (including the issue of Atticism and Asianism), the concept of identity, and the wider impact of sophistic performance on major authors of the time, including Plutarch, Lucian and the Greek novelists.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Second Sophistic (New Surveys in the Classics, Series Number 35). To get started finding The Second Sophistic (New Surveys in the Classics, Series Number 35), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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