Sixties People

By Michael Stern and Jane Stern

The quality as well as the historical view of the flourishing bilingual literature of the second century AD is increasingly recognized, but it has been rarely discussed with both Greek and Latin sides linked. This volume collects together eight papers which together offer a wide view of the intellectual and literary world of the Antonines. There are special studies on Plutarch's Lives (C. B. R. Pelling), Lucian's Prologues (H. G. Nesselrath), Aristides' Hymns (D. A. Russell), and Apuleius' Cupid and Psyche (E. J. Kenney). The relationship between the two literary languages is an important theme of the introductory paper (D. A. Russell) and there are also essays on the neglected topic of Greek poetry of the period (E. L. Bowie), on the definition of the Second Sophistic (G. Anderson), and on the influence of Plato's Phaedrus in this period (M. B. Trapp). There is a full bibliography and a brief table of important dates.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394570502
• ISBN13: 9780394570501
• Release Date: February 1990
• Publisher: Knopf
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The Best Introduction to the Culture of the Sixties

I lived through the Sixties (on the younger end) and have read many many books on the subject. This is far and away the best book introduction to the cultural aspects of the 60s. Particularly valuable is the broad focus -- this is not just another re-hash (as it were) of the hippy stereotype. The book talks about hippies and their more political brethren the "freaks," but it also includes chapters on early 60s types -- surfers, party animals, and the folks with big hair and leather jackets who bought (and inspired) all those girl group records.Highly recommended both for those who were there and those who weren't. It's entertainingly written too, and has lots of great pictures. Not a replacement for more serious scholarly tomes if you want to go in that direction later, but it's a great map of the territory.

Worthwhile Reading

I first picked this book up in search of some information about Woodstock. After a thorough cover-to-cover reading of this book, I would gladly say that this is a winner. Humorous, engaging, fascinating, it's worth picking up and skimming, if not actually sitting down to read it. A fun read, with lots of little-known information about the 60s and the people of that decade. A must for anybody interested in the 60s.