4th century ad
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ancient civilizations
ancient greece
annotations
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customary declarations
death of son
educated community
emperor julian
english translation
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extensive introductory notes
famous speeches
himerius of athens
historical context
life in athens
literary context
monody
rhetcomp
rhetoric and composition
surviving orations
teacher of rhetoric
Product details
- ISBN 9780520250932
- Weight: 544g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 30 Oct 2007
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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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.
Robert J. Penella is Professor of Classics at Fordham University and author of The Private Orations of Themistius (UC Press), among other books.
