Libanius : a critical introduction
Lieve van Hoof
Bok Engelsk 2014
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| Utgitt | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2014
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (xvi, 387 pages) : : digital, PDF file(s).
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| Opplysninger | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph. - Introduction: Libanius at the margins / Lieve van Hoof -- 1. Libanius' Life and life / Lieve Van Hoof -- 2. The historical context: the rhetorical use of suffering in Libanius' Monodies, Letters and Autobiography / Edward Watts -- 3. The rhetorical context: traditions and opportunities / Raffaella Cribiore -- 4. Libanius' Orations / Pierre-Louis Malosse -- 5. Libanius' Declamations / Robert J. Penella -- 6. Libanius' Progymnasmata Craig A. Gibson -- 7. Libanius' Letters / Bernadette Cabouret -- 8. The Reception of Libanius: from Pagan friend of Julian to (almost) Christian saint and back / Heinz-Günther Nesselrath and Lieve Van Hoof -- 9. Emperors and Empire in Libanius / Hans-Ulrich Wiemer -- 10: Libanius' networks / Scott Bradbury -- 11. Libanius and the literary tradition / Heinz-Günther Nesselrath -- 12. Libanius and the 'game' of Hellenism / Jan R. Stenger -- 13. Not the last Pagan: Libanius between elite rhetoric and religion / Peter Van Nuffelen -- Epilogue. Libanius at the Centre /Lieve Van Hoof -- Appendices. Survey of Libanius's work and of available translations / Lieve Van Hoof -- A. Hypotheseis -- B. Progymnasmata -- C. Declamations -- D. Orations -- E. Letters.. - A professor of Greek rhetoric, frequent letter writer and influential social figure, Libanius (AD 314–393) is a key author for anybody interested in Late Antiquity, ancient rhetoric, ancient epistolography and ancient biography. Nevertheless, he remains understudied because it is such a daunting task to access his large and only partially translated oeuvre. This volume, which is the first comprehensive study of Libanius, offers a critical introduction to the man, his texts, their context and reception. Clear presentations of the orations, progymnasmata, declamations and letters unlock the corpus, and a survey of all available translations is provided. At the same time, the volume explores new interpretative approaches of the texts from a variety of angles. Written by a team of established as well as upcoming experts in the field, it substantially reassesses works such as the Autobiography, the Julianic speeches and letters, and Oration 30 For the Temples.
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| ISBN | 9781107013773
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