Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
ISBN 13 | 9780198238072 |
Author | Jacqueline De Romilly |
Language | English |
Book Description | a brilliant introduction to the Sophists of fifth-century Athens and a major reinterpretation of the goals and effects of their thought. Engagingly written, this eminently accessible account deserves lasting popularity.' Choice 'This is a fine work, indispensable for any study of Socrates, the Sophists or Plato . . . the interest of de Romilly's book lies not only with the combination of enthusiasm and sound scholarship in the use of a wide range of texts, but also in the general and continuing problems of dialogue between thinkers ahead of their times and their contemporary public.' Phronesis |
Publication Date | 12-Dec-11 |
Number of Pages | 280 |
The Great Sophists In Periclean Athens paperback english - 12-Dec-11