Paideia at Play Learning and Wit in Apuleius |
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| Editor:
| Riess, Werner |
| Series title: | Ancient Narrative Supplements Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-77922-41-5 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2008 |
| Publisher: | Barkhuis Publishing
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $124.00 |
Book Description:
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Paidea, the yearning for, and display of knowledge, reached its' height as a cultural concept in the works of the Second Sophistic, an elite literary and philosophical movement seeking to ape the style and achievements of the 5th and 4th centuries BC.
Paidea, the yearning for, and display of knowledge, reached its' height as a cultural concept in the works of the Second Sophistic, an elite literary and philosophical movement seeking to ape the style and achievements of the 5th and 4th centuries BC.