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Beyond the Second Sophistic : adventures in Greek postclassicism /

What happened to Greek literature after the classical period - when Sophocles, Plato, and Demosthenes were just a memory? Post-classical Greek culture has usually been thought of as dominated by aristocratic elites obsessed with preserving links to the past. This book proposes a very different model...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Whitmarsh, Tim (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:What happened to Greek literature after the classical period - when Sophocles, Plato, and Demosthenes were just a memory? Post-classical Greek culture has usually been thought of as dominated by aristocratic elites obsessed with preserving links to the past. This book proposes a very different model. Covering popular fiction, poetry, and Greco-Jewish material, it argues for a rich, dynamic, and diverse culture that cannot be reduced to a simple model of continuity.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 278 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780520957022
0520957024
0520276817
9780520276819