Miscellanies
This chapter discusses miscellanies, a type of Second Sophistic writing whose distinguishing features are variety of subject matter and loose organization. It demonstrates that miscellanies actively engage with key ideals and concerns of Second Sophistic culture, such as paideia and identity, by con...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2020
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| Online Access: | https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-the-second-sophistic-9780199837472?cc=us&lang=en& http://hdl.handle.net/10889/13045 |
| Summary: | This chapter discusses miscellanies, a type of Second Sophistic writing whose distinguishing features are variety of subject matter and loose organization. It demonstrates that miscellanies actively engage with key ideals and concerns of Second Sophistic culture, such as paideia and identity, by constructing differing models of polymathy, and by exploring different facets of identity (class, cultural, or gender). |
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