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Declamations were composed and orally delivered in the Roman Empire by sophists, or teachers of rhetoric, of whom the Greek-speaking Libanius was one of the most distinguished. In this book, author Robert Penella translates eight of Libanius’s declamations: 29, 30, 34, 35, 37, 45, 46, 47.

Table of Contents
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • The Declamations
  • Declamation 29: A Parasite and His Philosophizing Patron
  • Declamation 30: An Envious Man and His Rich Neighbor
  • Declamation 34: The Disowning of a Miser’s Son
  • Declamation 35: A Poor Man Willing to Die for His City
  • Declamation 37: A Rich War-Hero Accused of Aiming for Tyranny
  • Declamation 45: A Convict Asks for Exile
  • Declamation 46: A Young Man Refuses to Remarry and Is Therefore Disowned
  • Declamation 47: The Self-Defense of a Disowned Son Who Loved His Brother
  • Appendix
  • Gregory of Cyprus, Response to Pseudo-Libanius, Declamation 34
  • Bibliography
  • Abbreviations
  • Libanian Texts and Translations
  • Other Titles
  • Index

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      Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/01/2023
      ISBN13: 9780472133338, 978-0472133338
      ISBN10: 0472133330
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      Literary studies: ancient, classical

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Declamations were composed and orally delivered in the Roman Empire by sophists, or teachers of rhetoric, of whom the Greek-speaking Libanius was one of the most distinguished. In this book, author Robert Penella translates eight of Libanius’s declamations: 29, 30, 34, 35, 37, 45, 46, 47.

      Table of Contents
      • Foreword
      • Introduction
      • The Declamations
      • Declamation 29: A Parasite and His Philosophizing Patron
      • Declamation 30: An Envious Man and His Rich Neighbor
      • Declamation 34: The Disowning of a Miser’s Son
      • Declamation 35: A Poor Man Willing to Die for His City
      • Declamation 37: A Rich War-Hero Accused of Aiming for Tyranny
      • Declamation 45: A Convict Asks for Exile
      • Declamation 46: A Young Man Refuses to Remarry and Is Therefore Disowned
      • Declamation 47: The Self-Defense of a Disowned Son Who Loved His Brother
      • Appendix
      • Gregory of Cyprus, Response to Pseudo-Libanius, Declamation 34
      • Bibliography
      • Abbreviations
      • Libanian Texts and Translations
      • Other Titles
      • Index

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