Man and the Word - The Orations of Himerius

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-520-25093-2
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 43, 328 Seiten, Cloth Over Boards, Format (B × H): 169 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 522 g

Reihe: Transformation of the Classical Heritage

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Himerius

Penella, Robert J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Antike Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction

The Orations
Chapter 1. Himerius's Son, Rufinus
Chapter 2. In Praise of Cities and of Men

Chapter 3. In and Around Himerius's School

Chapter 4. Coming and Going in Himerius's School

Chapter 5. The Epithalamium for Severus

Chapter 6. Imaginary Orations

Chapter 7. Orations Addressed to Roman Officials

Chapter 8. Miscellaneous Remains

Arrangement of Orations and Concordance
Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Robert J. Penella is Professor of Classics at Fordham University and author of The Private Orations of Themistius (UC Press), among other books.