Description:
From a workshop held at Université Laval, Perceptions of the Second Sophistic and its Times brings together fourteen essays and a range of perspectives, including work from scholars in literature, philology, linguistics, history, political science, sociology, and religion.
Brief description:
Thomas Schmidt is professeur ordinaire de philologie classique, Institut des Sciences de l'Antiquité et du Monde byzantin, Université de Fribourg (Suisse).
Review Quotes: 'Every contributor to Perceptions of the Second Sophistic and Its Times is unquestioningly well acquainted with the literature on the group's main figures, history, image, surrounding culture, and efforts towards posterity. With each article shedding new light on different aspects of the movement, Thomas Schmidt and Pascale Fleury's collection is a major contribution to research and scholarship.'--Alain Billault, Professor, University of Paris-Sorbonne