The Second Sophistic

A Cultural Phenomenon in the Roman Empire

Nonfiction, History, Ancient History
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Author: Graham Anderson ISBN: 9781134856831
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: July 25, 2005
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Graham Anderson
ISBN: 9781134856831
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: July 25, 2005
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Sophism was the single most important movement in second century literature: prose of that period came to be written as entertainment rather than confined to historical subjects. Graham Anderson shows how the Greek sophists' skills in public speaking enabled them to perform effectively across a variety of activities. As he presents the sophists' roles as civic celebrities side-by-side with their roles as transmitters of Hellenic culture and literary artists, a co-ordinated view of the Second Sophistic as a complex phenomenon emerges.

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Sophism was the single most important movement in second century literature: prose of that period came to be written as entertainment rather than confined to historical subjects. Graham Anderson shows how the Greek sophists' skills in public speaking enabled them to perform effectively across a variety of activities. As he presents the sophists' roles as civic celebrities side-by-side with their roles as transmitters of Hellenic culture and literary artists, a co-ordinated view of the Second Sophistic as a complex phenomenon emerges.

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