In this study, the author shows the diffusion of geographical knowledge between the 2nd and the first part of 3rd century AD, examining some significant works written by the principal exponents of the intellectual movement known as Second Sophistic (Philostratus, Aelius Aristides, Lucian). In the second part, the author interprets the beginning of Lucian's Icaromenippus as a parody of periplographical texts.

La géographie et la seconde sophistique: un parcours entre histoire, rhétorique et périplographie

Sergio Brillante
2018-01-01

Abstract

In this study, the author shows the diffusion of geographical knowledge between the 2nd and the first part of 3rd century AD, examining some significant works written by the principal exponents of the intellectual movement known as Second Sophistic (Philostratus, Aelius Aristides, Lucian). In the second part, the author interprets the beginning of Lucian's Icaromenippus as a parody of periplographical texts.
2018
9782701805351
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