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Between City and School: Selected Orations of Libanius (Translated Texts for Historians LUP)
Libanius
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Description for Between City and School: Selected Orations of Libanius (Translated Texts for Historians LUP)
Hardcover. Libanius was a major figure in the fourth century East as an intellectual, a professor of rhetoric, and the friend of the emperor Julian. This book intends to remedy to that, and focuses on some unfamiliar aspects of Libanius' personality and the way he saw the world of the fourth century. Translator(s): Cribiore, Raffaella. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 147. .
This book is a collection of twelve important but little-read orations of the fourth-century sophist Libanius, providing an English translation for each with a thorough introduction and copious notes. In spite of Libanius’ influence during his lifetime, he has until recently been neglected by scholars since his Greek is often intricate and difficult to approach.
Libanius lived in Antioch (Syria) where he was a teacher of rhetoric: His school was the most important in the East and students flocked there from many countries. Some of the orations in this collection, like his correspondence, illuminate his relations with his students as ... Read more
This book is a collection of twelve important but little-read orations of the fourth-century sophist Libanius, providing an English translation for each with a thorough introduction and copious notes. In spite of Libanius’ influence during his lifetime, he has until recently been neglected by scholars since his Greek is often intricate and difficult to approach.
Libanius lived in Antioch (Syria) where he was a teacher of rhetoric: His school was the most important in the East and students flocked there from many countries. Some of the orations in this collection, like his correspondence, illuminate his relations with his students as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Condition
New
Series
Translated Texts for Historians
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781382523
SKU
V9781781382523
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About Libanius
Raffaella Cribiore was Professor of Classics at New York University.
Reviews for Between City and School: Selected Orations of Libanius (Translated Texts for Historians LUP)
Reviews 'In addition to the excellent translation, the virtues of this contribution include a thorough attention to secondary literature, a current bibliography, and a graceful style. Libanius, I think, would be pleased.' David Neal Greenwood, Religious Studies Review 'This is a successful addition to previous translations, and makes a valuable contribution.' Raphael Brendel, Alte Geschichte