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The Second Sophistic - A Cultural Phenomenon in the Roman Empire (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,207
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The Second Sophistic - A Cultural Phenomenon in the Roman Empire (Paperback): Graham Anderson

The Second Sophistic - A Cultural Phenomenon in the Roman Empire (Paperback)

Graham Anderson

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Graham Anderson provides a comprehensive view of the Second Sophistic, the single most important movement in second century literature. Texts from this period, unlike most contemporaneous prose, came to be written as entertainment literature rather than being confined to historical subjects.
Anderson describes the cultural aspirations sought by Greek sophists in the Roman Empire as well as their skills in public speaking which enabled them to broaden their areas of artistic activity. He presents the sophists' multiple roles as civic celebrities, transmitters of Hellenic culture and literary artists. Although he confirms the image of sophists as vain, contentious, and sometimes superficial, he shows that they were no less fascinating for it. Anderson also emphasizes the integrity of their attempts to preserve the idea of an independent Greek past.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: December 2009
First published: 1993
Authors: Graham Anderson
Dimensions: 216 x 138 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-55501-2
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
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LSN: 0-415-55501-9
Barcode: 9780415555012

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