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Autobiography and selected letters

Objektkategorie:
Elektronische Ressource
Person/Institution:
Libanius (0314-0393)
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Norman, A. F. (1913-2000)
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Bereitstellende Institution:
Forschungsbibliothek Gotha
Verlag:
Harvard University Press
Ort:
Cambridge, MA
Entstehungszeit:
1992
Sprache:
Englisch
Abstract:
Libanius (314-393 CE), who was one of the last great publicists and teachers of Greek paganism, has much to tell us about the tumultuous world of the fourth century CE. His works include Orations, the first of which is an autobiography, and Letters, A professing pagan in an aggressively Christian empire, a friend of the emperor Julian and acquaintance of St. Basil, a potent spokesman for private and political causes--Libanius can tell us much about the tumultuous world of the fourth century. Born in Antioch to a wealthy family steeped in the culture and religious traditions of Hellenism, Libanius rose to fame as a teacher of the classics in a period of rapid social change. In his lifetime Libanius was an acknowledged master of the art of letter writing. Today his letters--about 1550 of which survive--offer an enthralling self-portrait of this combative pagan publicist and a vivid picture of the culture and political intrigues of the eastern empire. A. F. Norman selects one eighth of the extant letters, which come from two periods in Libanius's life, 355-365 and 388-393 CE, letters written to Julian, churchmen, civil officials, scholars, and his many influential friends. The Letters are complemented, in this two-volume edition, by Libanius's Autobiography (Oration 1), a revealing narrative that begins as a scholar's account and ends as an old man's private journal. Also available in the Loeb Classical Library is a two-volume edition of Libanius's Orations
v. I. Autobiography. Letters 1-50 -- v. II. Letters 51-193
Objekttext:
Libanius ; edited and translated by A.F. Norman
Text in Greek with English translation on facing pages
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Text in Greek with English translation on facing pages

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