{"product_id":"lives-of-the-sophists-lives-philostratus-9780674997530","title":"Lives of the Sophists. Lives of Philosophers and Sophists","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo sophists on the history of sophistry.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFlavius Philostratus, known as \"the Elder\" or \"the Athenian,\" was born to a distinguished family with close ties to Lesbos in the later second century, and died around the middle of the third. A sophist who studied at Athens and later lived in Rome, Philostratus provides in \u003ci\u003eLives of the Sophists\u003c\/i\u003e a treasury of information about notable practitioners. His sketches of sophists in action paint a fascinating picture of their predominant influence in the educational, social, and political life of the Empire in his time. He is almost certainly the author also of the \u003ci\u003eLife of Apollonius of Tyana\u003c\/i\u003e (LCL 16, 17, 458) and \u003ci\u003eHeroicus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGymnasticus\u003c\/i\u003e (LCL 521). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEunapius (ca. 345-415) was born in Sardis but studied and spent much of his life in Athens as a sophist and historian. His \u003ci\u003eLives of Philosophers and Sophists\u003c\/i\u003e covers figures of personal or intellectual significance to him in the period from Plotinus (ca. 250) to Chrystanthus (ca. 380), including one remarkable woman, Sosipatra, and then focuses on Iamblichus and his students. The work's underlying rationale combines personal devotion to teachers and colleagues with a broader attempt to rehabilitate Hellenic cultural icons against the rise of Christianity and the influence of its representatives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition of Philostratus and Eunapius thoroughly revises the original edition by Wilmer C. Wright (1921) in light of modern scholarship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philostratus, Eunapius\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674997530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674997530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.46h x 4.09w x 1.42d","brand":"Philostratus","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44077896761599,"sku":"9780674997530","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9bec4646-0db3-48b4-9fb3-1978f0c27912.jpg?v=1685472374","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lives-of-the-sophists-lives-philostratus-9780674997530","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}