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

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Cornell Studies in Classical Philology SeriesPublisher: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (272 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780801469084
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Libanius the SophistDDC classification:
  • 885.01
LOC classification:
  • PA4228
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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