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Author:   Lieve Van Hoof (Universiteit Gent, Belgium)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.700kg
ISBN:  

9781107013773

ISBN 10:   1107013771
Pages:   404
Publication Date:   25 September 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction. Libanius at the margins Lieve van Hoof; 1. Libanius' Life and life Lieve Van Hoof; 2. The historical context: the rhetorical use of suffering in Libanius' Monodies, Letters and Autobiography Edward Watts; 3. The rhetorical context: traditions and opportunities Raffaella Cribiore; 4. Libanius' Orations Pierre-Louis Malosse; 5. Libanius' Declamations Robert J. Penella; 6. Libanius' Progymnasmata Craig A. Gibson; 7. Libanius' Letters Bernadette Cabouret; 8. The reception of Libanius: from Pagan friend of Julian to (almost) Christian saint and back Heinz-Günther Nesselrath and Lieve Van Hoof; 9. Emperors and Empire in Libanius Hans-Ulrich Wiemer; 10. Libanius' networks Scott Bradbury; 11. Libanius and the literary tradition Heinz-Günther Nesselrath; 12. Libanius and the 'game' of Hellenism Jan R. Stenger; 13. Not the last Pagan: Libanius between elite rhetoric and religion Peter Van Nuffelen; Epilogue. Libanius at the centre; Appendices. Survey of (translations of) Libanius' works: A. Hypotheseis; B. Progymnasmata; C. Declamations; D. Orations; E. Letters.

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Lieve Van Hoof is a postdoctoral researcher at Universiteit Gent, Belgium. Trained as a classicist, historian and political scientist, she studies the interplay between literature and politics, culture and power. After publishing Plutarch's Practical Ethics: The Social Dynamics of Philosophy (2010) and a range of articles on the Second Sophistic, she turned her attention to late antiquity. She has published several articles on Greek literature in the fourth century AD, and is currently preparing a monograph on the letters of Libanius.

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