{"product_id":"the-second-sophistic-paperback-9780198568810","title":"The Second Sophistic (Paperback) 9780198568810","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Second Sophistic\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplores the various ways in which modern scholarship has approached the oratorical culture of the Early Imperial period.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTimothy Whitmarsh (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780198568810, Oxford University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 1 September 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e120 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.6 x 0.9 cm, 0.185 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe '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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Second Sophistic\u003cbr\u003e 2. Sophistic performance\u003cbr\u003e 3. The politics of language and style\u003cbr\u003e 4. Reading sophistic texts\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Second Sophistic and Imperial Greek literature\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography: abbreviations and works cited\u003cbr\u003e About the author\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Interdisciplinary studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Interdisciplinary studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Interdisciplinary%20studies%20%5BGT%5D%22\"\u003eGT\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003663798552,"sku":"9780198568810","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780198568810i_5d09f71a-ce6a-4219-b883-0682afec6da5.jpg?v=1691376309","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-second-sophistic-paperback-9780198568810","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}