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OverviewDeclamations 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. Stock Characters Speaking may be thought of as emerging from three developments of recent decades: an explosive interest in late antiquity, a newly sympathetic interest in rhetoric (including ancient declamation), and a desire to bring Libanius’s massive corpus into English and other modern languages. In this book, author Robert J. Penella translates eight of Libanius’s declamations: 29, 30, 34, 35, 37, 45, 46, 47, and, in an appendix, the thirteenth-century Gregory of Cyprus’s response to Declamation 34. Each translation is accompanied by an introduction, in which Penella examines the themes, structure, and the stasis, or key issue, of the declamations. Figures who appear in the translated declamations include a parasite who has lost his patron, a man envious of his rich neighbor, a miser’s son, a poor man willing to die for his city, a rich war-hero accused of aiming at tyranny, and a convict asking for exile. Three of these declamations have appeared in German; otherwise, these translations are the first into a modern language. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert PenellaPublisher: The University of Michigan Press Imprint: The University of Michigan Press Weight: 0.363kg ISBN: 9780472133338ISBN 10: 0472133330 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 30 January 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsForeword 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 IndexReviewsAuthor InformationRobert J. Penella is Emeritus Professor of Classics, Fordham University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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