Windswept: Walking the Paths of Trailblazing Women

Abstract

rooted in different traditions through a single narrative and a joint historical category (and, one might add, with an authorial cross-reference in doing so, given that in 2005 he also published a brief study called The Second Sophistic). A curious reader will find much more to explore in the extensive Bibliography and moderate help from a brief three-page long Index. The book is written in a scholarly yet lucid style. It is meant mostly for classicists but is also of much value to literary historians, all of which makes it well worth its paperback price. As with any mix of previously published and newly released chapters, it is often kept together by somewhat loose—but discursively defensible—links. Commendably, the great majority of translations in the book are the author’s own, which helps all the chapters and sections retain overall cohesion and guides readers through the argumentation, often based on fine detail in interpreting the Greek texts (which are transliterated throughout). This collection will be a treat to anyone seriously interested in the cultural and literary history of the ancient world and its reception.