2013. xiii, 278pp. " . offers not only a new way of looking at Greek literature from 300 BCE onwards, but also a challenge to the Eurocentric, aristocratic constructions placed on the Greek heritage. Accessible and lively, it will appeal to students and scholars of Greek literature and culture, Hellenistic Judaism, world literature, and cultural theory." 4cm dia. mark to lower corner of unclipped dust jacket front cover where sticker has been removed. Both book and jacket are otherwise in excellent condition. All contents are tight and clean. There are no inscriptions.

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T�tulo

Beyond the Second Sophistic: Adventures in Greek Postclassicism

Editor

University of California Press, Berkley - Los Angeles - London

Fecha de publicaci�n

2013

Idioma

Ingl�s

ISBN 10

0520276817

ISBN 13

9780520276819

Encuadernaci�n

Hardcover

Edici�n

First Edition

Estado

Near Fine

Estado de la sobrecubierta

Very Good Plus

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The "Second Sophistic" traditionally refers to a period at the height of the Roman Empire's power that witnessed a flourishing of Greek rhetoric and oratory, and since the 19th century it has often been viewed as a defense of Hellenic civilization against the domination of Rome. This book proposes a very different model. Covering popular fiction, poetry and Greco-Jewish material, it argues for a rich, dynamic and diverse culture, which cannot be reduced to a simple model of continuity. Shining new light on a series of playful, imaginative texts that are left out of the traditional accounts of Greek literature, Whitmarsh models a more adventurous, exploratory approach to later Greek culture. Beyond the Second Sophistic offers not only a new way of looking at Greek literature from 300 BCE onwards, but also a challenge to the Eurocentric, aristocratic constructions placed on the Greek heritage. Accessible and lively, it will appeal to students and scholars of Greek literature and culture, Hellenistic Judaism, world literature, and cultural theory.

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Tim Whitmarsh is Professor of Ancient Literatures, Corpus Christi College, Oxford University.

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