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Man and the word : the orations of Himerius / translated, annotated, and introduced by Robert J. Penella.
De Gruyter University of California Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Himerius, approximately 310-approximately 390.
- Series:
- Transformation of the classical heritage ; 43.
- Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.
- The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature
- The transformation of the classical heritage ; 43
- Standardized Title:
- Speeches. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Himerius, approximately 310-approximately 390.
- Himerius.
- Rhetoric, Ancient.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 312 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley : University of California Press, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This fully annotated volume offers the first English translation of the orations of Himerius of Athens, a prominent teacher of rhetoric in the fourth century A.D. Man and the Word contains 79 surviving orations and fragments of orations in the grand tradition of imperial Greek rhetoric. The speeches, a rich source on the intellectual life of late antiquity, capture the flavor of student life in Athens, illuminate relations in the educated community, and illustrate the ongoing civic role of the sophist. This volume includes speeches given by Himerius in various cities as he traveled east to join the emperor Julian, customary declamations on imaginary topics, and a noteworthy monody on the death of his son. Extensive introductory notes and annotations place these translations in their literary and historical contexts.
- Contents:
- Himerius's son, Rufinus
- In praise of cities and of men
- In and around Himerius's school
- Coming and going in Himerius's school
- The epithalamium for Severus
- Imaginary orations
- Orations addressed to Roman officials
- Miscellaneous remains.
- Notes:
- Translated from the Ancient Greek.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-294) and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 9786613277084
- 9781283277082
- 1283277085
- 9780520933712
- 0520933710
- OCLC:
- 816864578
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