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Libanius the Sophist : Rhetoric, Reality, and Religion in the Fourth Century.

Cribiore, Raffaella.

Libanius the Sophist : Rhetoric, Reality, and Religion in the Fourth Century. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (272 pages) - Cornell Studies in Classical Philology Series ; v.63 . - Cornell Studies in Classical Philology Series .

Libanius the Sophist -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Rhetoric and the Distortion of Reality -- 2. A Rhetor and His Audience: The Role of Invective -- 3. A Man and His Gods -- 4. God and the Gods -- Conclusion: Julian's School Edict Again -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.

Raffaella Cribiore draws on her unique knowledge of the entire body of Libanius's vast literary output to offer the fullest intellectual portrait yet of this remarkable thinker.

9780801469084


Libanius -- Criticism and interpretation.


Electronic books.

PA4228

885.01

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