Antiphon the Sophist: The Fragments (Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries) [Hardcover]

Antiphon (Author), Gerard J. Pendrick (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 4, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0521651611 | ISBN-13: 978-0521651615

The ancient Greek philosopher Antiphon was a contemporary of Socrates who lived in the fifth century BCE Athens. Antiphon wrote several major works, which have survived only in very fragmentary form. All that is known about these works as well as about Antiphon is included in this study. The material is translated, and its significance assessed in a detailed commentary that addresses the numerous problems raised by the fragmentary material. Antiphon's contribution to the wider history of ideas is addressed in conclusion.

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"...a well-documented, helpful and sensible commentary which accompanies a text and translation which are of high quality. His edition is likely to become an indespensible work of reference for years to come." BMCR

"This is a most impressive achievement, the first edition in English of the fragments of the Athenian sophist Antiphon...this is a splended edition, embodying both a vast amount of varied research and more or less universally sound judgement, and a most worthy addition to the Cambridge orange monographs." Ancient Philosophy John Dillon

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Greek

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 484 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (November 4, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521651611
• ISBN-13: 978-0521651615
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,027,167 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. Pendrick received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Columbia University in the City of New York. He specializes in ancient Greek and Latin and teaches at Georgia State University in Atlanta. His research interests include ancient philosophy, rhetoric, and medicine. He has published numerous articles on these topics in American and European periodicals, and his edition of the fragments of the sophist Antiphon appeared as volume 39 in the Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries series published by Cambridge University Press in 2002. He is currently at work on a short article on Vergil's Aeneid as well as on a monograph about the origins of natural law theory in ancient Greece. He enjoys playing and watching soccer as often as he can, and is a particular supporter of Arsenal Football Club in the English Premier League