Libanius
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Libanius

A Critical Introduction

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Libanius

A Critical Introduction

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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
Year
2014
ISBN
9781316055953
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Ancient & Classical Literary Criticism
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Tables
  8. Notes on contributors
  9. Preface
  10. Abbreviations
  11. Introduction: Libanius at the margins
  12. Part I Reading Libanius
  13. Part II Libanius’ texts: rhetoric, self-presentation and reception
  14. Part III Contexts: identity, society, tradition
  15. Epilogue Libanius at the centre
  16. Appendices: survey of Libanius’ works and of available trans lations Lieve Van Hoof
  17. References
  18. Index locorum
  19. General index