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


The Second Sophistic (New Surveys in the Classics, Series Number 35)
Title : The Second Sophistic (New Surveys in the Classics, Series Number 35)
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ISBN : 0198568819
ISBN-10 : 9780198568810
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 116
Publication : First published April 1, 2006

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.


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


  • Alex Cotterill

    Had to read it for Lucian coursework. Some great and very relevant facts - although some pages went a bit off on a tangent when it came to other authors.