Philosophy, rhetoric, and sophistry in the high Roman Empire :
[Book]
Maximus of Tyre and twelve other intellectuals /
by Jeroen Lauwers
1509
329 pages ;
24 cm
Mnemosyne supplements : monographs on Greek and Latin language and literature,
volume 385
0169-8958 ;
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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