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Philosophy, rhetoric, and sophistry in the high Roman Empire : Maximus of Tyre and twelve other intellectuals / by Jeroen Lauwers.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lauwers, Jeroen, author.
- Series:
- Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 385.
- Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. Monographs on Greek and Roman language and literature
- Mnemosyne supplements : monographs on Greek and Latin language and literature, 0169-8958 ; volume 385
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Maximus, of Tyre, active 2nd century.
- Maximus.
- Philosophy, Ancient.
- Sophists (Greek philosophy).
- Rhetoric, Ancient.
- Physical Description:
- 329 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2015]
- Contents:
- Scholarly reception
- From the collective to the individual
- From macrolevel to microlevel
- Why Maximus?
- Philosophy, rhetoric, and sophistry in the Roman Empire
- The traditional conflict: a short overview
- Greco-Roman imperial culture
- A functionalist approach
- Individual authors
- The dialexeis of Maximus of Tyre
- Reading Maximus' Dialexeis
- Communication and pedagogy
- Sophistry
- Rhetoric
- Philosophy
- Purpose and meaning
- Analysis of individual dialexeis.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9789004301528
- 9004301526
- OCLC:
- 911920913
- Publisher Number:
- 9789004301528
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