Man and the word : the orations of Himerius /
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| Author / Creator: | Himerius, approximately 310-approximately 390. |
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| Uniform title: | Speeches. English |
| Imprint: | Berkeley : University of California Press, c2007. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 312 p.) |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The transformation of the classical heritage ; 43 The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature The transformation of the classical heritage ; 43. The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11260362 |
| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Translated from the Ancient Greek. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 312 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-294) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520933712 0520933710 9780520250932 0520250931 1283277085 9781283277082 9786613277084 6613277088 |