Plato in the Third Sophistic

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-61451-032-1
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, 310 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 724 g

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examines the influence and impact of Plato and Platonism in the era of Byzantine and Christian rhetoric. The volume brings together specially commissioned articles from leading scholars of late antique philosophy and literature. Their examinations show that Plato is the single most important and influential literary figure used to frame the literature of this time. will help scholars and students from a wide range of disciplines to better understand the development of Christian literature in this era as an essential link in the history of Platonism as well as that of Christianity.

Zielgruppe

All those with an interest in the history of Platonism, rhetoric, and the development of Christian thought and literature in the Late Antiquity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fowler, Ryan C.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprechwissenschaft, Rhetorik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Antike Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Griechische & Byzantinische Literatur

Über Autor(innen)

Ryan C. Fowler, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA, USA.