Nicolò Benzi is Lecturer in Classical and Archaeological Studies, University of Kent. He specializes in Greek philosophy and its interactions with literature. His previous publications include Sophistic Views of the Epic Past from the Classical to the Imperial Age, co-edited with Paola Bassino, Bloomsbury (2021).

• IntroductionChapter 1 - Figures of wisdom in Archaic and Early Classical GreeceChapter 2 – Xenophanes, the satirical reformerChapter 3 – Parmenides and the redefinition of truthChapter 4 – Empedocles, the divine philosopherChapter 5 – Epicharmus, or the wise man at theatreFinal remarks

Nicolò Benzi is Lecturer in Classical and Archaeological Studies, University of Kent. He specializes in Greek philosophy and its interactions with literature. His previous publications include Sophistic Views of the Epic Past from the Classical to the Imperial Age, co-edited with Paola Bassino, Bloomsbury (2021).

• IntroductionChapter 1 - Figures of wisdom in Archaic and Early Classical GreeceChapter 2 – Xenophanes, the satirical reformerChapter 3 – Parmenides and the redefinition of truthChapter 4 – Empedocles, the divine philosopherChapter 5 – Epicharmus, or the wise man at theatreFinal remarks