Inhaltsangabe: Philosophy, rhetoric, and sophistry in the high Roman Empire :

Philosophy, rhetoric, and sophistry in the high Roman Empire : Maximus of Tyre and twelve other intellectuals

1. Verfasser:	Lauwers, Jeroen.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr:	Leiden : Brill, 2015.
Umfang/Format:	329 p. ; 25 cm.
Schriftenreihe:	Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 385
Schlagworte:	Maximus, > of Tyre, > active 2nd century. Philosophy, Ancient. Rhetoric, Ancient. Sophists (Greek philosophy)

Inhaltsangabe:

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.