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Rhetorical Exercises from Late Antiquity - A Translation of Choricius of Gaza's Preliminary Talks and Declamations (Paperback) Loot Price: R865
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Rhetorical Exercises from Late Antiquity - A Translation of Choricius of Gaza's Preliminary Talks and Declamations (Paperback)

Choricius; Edited by Robert J. Penella; As told to Eugenio Amato, Malcolm Heath, George A. Kennedy, Terry L Papillon, William R. Reader, D.A. Russell, Simon Swain

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The first translation, produced by a team of eight scholars, of the Declamations and Preliminary Talks of the sixth-century sophist Choricius of Gaza. Declamations, deliberative or judicial orations on fictitious themes, were the fundamental advanced exercises of the rhetorical schools of the Roman Empire, of interest also to audiences outside the schools. Some of Choricius' declamations are on generic themes (e.g. a tyrannicide, a war-hero), while others are based on specific motifs from Homeric times or from classical Greek history. The Preliminary Talks were typical prefaces to orations of all kinds. This volume also contains a detailed study of Choricius' reception in Byzantium and Renaissance Italy. It will be of interest to students of late antiquity, ancient rhetoric, and ancient education.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: 2019
First published: 2009
Authors: Choricius
Editors: Robert J. Penella
As told to: Eugenio Amato • Malcolm Heath • George A. Kennedy • Terry L Papillon • William R. Reader • D.A. Russell • Simon Swain
Dimensions: 230 x 153 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 335
ISBN-13: 978-1-108-72992-5
Languages: English
Subtitles: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval
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LSN: 1-108-72992-4
Barcode: 9781108729925

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