Sophistic views of the epic past from the classical to the imperial age /

This collection of essays sheds new light on the relationship between two of the main drivers of intellectual discourse in ancient Greece, the epic tradition and the Sophists. The contributors show how throughout antiquity the epic tradition proved a flexible instrument to navigate new political, cu...

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Other Authors:	Bassino, Paola, 1983- (Editor), Benzi, Nicolò (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.
Series:	Bloomsbury classical studies monographs.
Subjects:	Sophists (Greek philosophy) Epic poetry, Greek > History and criticism.