# The Manipulation of Poetry in the Prose of the Second Sophistic, Vol. 1

By **Orestis Karavas**

- ISBN-13: 9781032884608
- Series: [Routledge Focus On Classical Studies](https://mybookbandits.com/series/routledge-focus-on-classical-studies)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 112
- Published: 3 Jul 2026

## About this book

This book uncovers a sophisticated rhetorical game in Second Sophistic prose in the Roman Empire, in which authors intentionally distorted poetic quotations to challenge readers, display erudition, and creatively rework the Greek literary past. It provides readers with a new interpretive framework for understanding the

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