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OverviewThis book undertakes a fundamental assessment of Menander of Laodicea ('Menander Rhetor'), and of the nature and functions of rhetoric in later antiquity (second to fifth centuries AD). It examines Menander's fragments, collected here for the first time, in detail, showing that he was primarily an expert on judicial and deliberative oratory; a source-critical analysis of the Demosthenes scholia shows that his influential commentary on Demosthenes can be partially reconstructed. It explores the educational practices of the rhetorical schools, and shows that the skills which they taught still had a direct application in the subsequent careers of the rhetoricians' pupils. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Malcolm Heath (, Professor of Greek, Department of Classics, University of Leeds)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.70cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 22.30cm Weight: 0.597kg ISBN: 9780199259205ISBN 10: 0199259208 Pages: 394 Publication Date: 29 July 2004 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1: Introduction I. Continuity and Innovation 2: The Second Century: Transformation 3: The Third Century: Fruition II. Menander of Laodicea 4: Menander: Testimonia and Fragments 5: The Demosthenes Scholia 6: Menander's Commentary III. Classroom and Career 7: Teaching 8: Technography 9: The Relevance of RhetoricReviewsam immensely learned and thorough discussion Anzeiger fur die Altertumswissenschaft This book's modest title does not do justice to Heath's brilliant accomplishment in this reassessment of rhetorical history in the late ancient period.... Provides not only an excellent synthesis of late ancient rhetoric ranging from Quintilian (first century) to early Byzantine sophists and rhetors, but also an admirable example of source scholarship. This clearly written and intelligently argued book opens this subject to a broad audience. Essential. --Choice<br> am immensely learned and thorough discussion * Anzeiger fur die Altertumswissenschaft * Author InformationMalcolm Heath is Professor of Greek in the Department of Classics, University of Leeds. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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