The school of Libanius in late antique Antioch / Raffaella Cribiore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cribiore, Raffaella.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy--Study and teaching--Turkey--Antioch--History.

Philosophy.

Libanius.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (374 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a study of the fourth-century sophist Libanius, a major intellectual figure who ran one of the most prestigious schools of rhetoric in the later Roman Empire. He was a tenacious adherent of pagan religion and a friend of the emperor Julian, but also taught leaders of the early Christian church like St. John Chrysostom and St. Basil the Great. Raffaella Cribiore examines Libanius's training and personality, showing him to be a vibrant educator, though somewhat gloomy and anxious by nature. She traces how he cultivated a wide network of friends and former pupils and courted powerful officials to recruit top students. Cribiore describes his school in Antioch--how students applied, how they were evaluated and trained, and how Libanius reported progress to their families. She details the professional opportunities that a thorough training in rhetoric opened up for young men of the day. Also included here are translations of 200 of Libanius's most important letters on education, almost none of which have appeared in English before. Cribiore casts into striking relief the importance of rhetoric in late antiquity and its influence not only on pagan intellectuals but also on prominent Christian figures. She gives a balanced view of Libanius and his circle against the far-flung panorama of the Greek East.

Contents:

Libanius and rhetoric in Antioch

Schools and Sophists in the Roman East

The network

Admission and evaluation

Teaching the logoi

The long and the short paths to rhetoric

After rhetoric

Conclusion : words and silence

Appendix 1 : the dossiers of students

Appendix 2 : length of students' attendance.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-346) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786612158117

9781282158115

1282158112

9781400827671

1400827671

OCLC:

647823341