{"product_id":"emperors-and-rhetoricians-9780520394971","title":"Emperors and Rhetoricians","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e List of Illustrations \u003cbr\u003e Preface and Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations \u003cbr\u003e Maps \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction. Emperors, Rhetoricians, and Panegyric \u003cbr\u003e (Re)constructing Julian \u003cbr\u003e The Panegyrist-Caesar at Work \u003cbr\u003e Praise-Giving, Philosophy, Politics, and Genre \u003cbr\u003e Reading Panegyrics: Methodology \u003cbr\u003e Communication and Power: Panegyric as Political Prose \u003cbr\u003e Praise Operationalized \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1. Panegyric, Paideia, and the (De)construction of the Emperor’s Image and Power: Themistius, \u003cbr\u003e Julian, and Constantius, ca. 350–356 CE \u003cbr\u003e A Literary and Political Apparitor: Themistius as Panegyrist and Senator \u003cbr\u003e A Political and Literary Apparitor: Julian as Caesar and Panegyrist \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2. Panegyric, Diplomacy, and (Self-)Presentation: Julian, Themistius, and Constantius in the \u003cbr\u003e West, 357–359 \u003cbr\u003e Eusebia and Constantius: Binary Praise, Communication, and Patronage \u003cbr\u003e Representing Constantinople: Constantius and Themistius at Rome \u003cbr\u003e Venturing on Self-Glorification: Julian as Caesar and Self-Promoter \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3. Laudatiua Materia : Panegyric, History, and Legitimization in a Period of Imperial Transition, 360–361 \u003cbr\u003e Res gestae: Between History and Panegyric \u003cbr\u003e Confronting Constantius: The Epistle as Apology, Polemic, Autobiography, and Auto-Panegyric \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. Panegyric, Consensus, and the Reinforcement of Nascent Government: Claudius Mamertinus, \u003cbr\u003e Himerius, and Julian in Constantinople, 361–362 \u003cbr\u003e The Native Son Returns: Reconciling the West and the East after Civil War \u003cbr\u003e Himerius and Julian: Refounding Constantinople and Relating New Policy \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. Panegyric, Promotion, Punishment, and Advisement: Libanius and Julian in Antioch, 362–363 \u003cbr\u003e Administering the East by Epistle-Edicts \u003cbr\u003e Libanius and Julian: Curating and Promoting New Policy \u003cbr\u003e Administering Antioch: Emperor, Populace, and (Lack of) Consensus \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion. Emperors, Rhetoricians, and the Usefulness of Praise \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A. The Date of Themistius’s Oration 1 \u003cbr\u003e Appendix B. Julian, an Experienced Soldier before His Promotion to Caesar? \u003cbr\u003e Appendix C. The Date of Julian’s Oration 1 \u003cbr\u003e Appendix D. Some Emperors’ Residencies at and Responses to Antioch \u003cbr\u003e Works Cited \u003cbr\u003e Index ","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402969850199,"sku":"9780520394971","price":64.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520394971.jpg?v=1730481994","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/emperors-and-rhetoricians-9780520394971","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}