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Libanius: A Critical Introduction

Edited by Lieve Van Hoof

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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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Publisher | Cambridge University Press
Published date | 24 Jan 2019
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 404
Dimensions | 230 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 500g
ISBN | 978-1-1087-2993-2
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BISAC | literary criticism / ancient & classical


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