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A professor of Greek rhetoric, frequent letter writer and influential social figure, Libanius (AD 314-393) is a key author for anybody interested in Late Antiquity, ancient rhetoric, ancient epistolography and ancient biography. Nevertheless, he remains understudied because it is such a daunting task to access his large and only partially translated oeuvre. This volume, which is the first comprehensive study of Libanius, offers a critical introduction to the man, his texts, their context and reception. Clear presentations of the orations, progymnasmata, declamations and letters unlock the corpus, and a survey of all available translations is provided. At the same time, the volume explores new interpretative approaches of the texts from a variety of angles. Written by a team of established as well as upcoming experts in the field, it substantially reassesses works such as the Autobiography, the Julianic speeches and letters, and Oration 30 For the Temples.

Libanius --- Libanios --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Livaniĭ --- Libanio

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Oratory, Ancient --- Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek --- -Greek orations --- Greek speeches --- History and criticism --- Libanius --- -Livaniĭ --- Libanios --- Libanio --- Criticism and interpretation --- -History and criticism --- -Criticism and interpretation --- -Libanios --- Greek orations --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Livaniĭ

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Greek literature --- Rhetoric, Ancient --- Rhétorique ancienne --- Appreciation --- Basil, --- Libanius --- 276 =75 BASILIUS MAGNUS --- Sophists (Greek philosophy) --- Philosophy, Ancient --- Classical languages --- Greek language --- Greek rhetoric --- Latin language --- Latin rhetoric --- Griekse patrologie--BASILIUS MAGNUS --- Rhetoric --- Basil Saint, Bishop of Caesarea --- -Livaniĭ --- Libanios --- Libanio --- Influence --- Rhetoric, Ancient. --- -Influence --- Sophists (Greek philosophy). --- -Libanios --- Rhétorique ancienne --- Ancient rhetoric --- Influence. --- Livaniĭ

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This book is a study of the fourth-century sophist Libanius, a major intellectual figure who ran one of the most prestigious schools of rhetoric in the later Roman Empire. He was a tenacious adherent of pagan religion and a friend of the emperor Julian, but also taught leaders of the early Christian church like St. John Chrysostom and St. Basil the Great. Raffaella Cribiore examines Libanius's training and personality, showing him to be a vibrant educator, though somewhat gloomy and anxious by nature. She traces how he cultivated a wide network of friends and former pupils and courted powerful officials to recruit top students. Cribiore describes his school in Antioch--how students applied, how they were evaluated and trained, and how Libanius reported progress to their families. She details the professional opportunities that a thorough training in rhetoric opened up for young men of the day. Also included here are translations of 200 of Libanius's most important letters on education, almost none of which have appeared in English before. Cribiore casts into striking relief the importance of rhetoric in late antiquity and its influence not only on pagan intellectuals but also on prominent Christian figures. She gives a balanced view of Libanius and his circle against the far-flung panorama of the Greek East.

Philosophy --- Sophists (Greek philosophy) --- Philosophie --- Sophistes grecs --- Study and teaching --- History --- Etude et enseignement --- Histoire --- Libanius. --- History. --- Libanius --- Mental philosophy --- Libanios --- Humanities --- Study and teaching&delete& --- Livaniĭ --- Libanio --- Philosophy - Study and teaching - Turkey - Antioch - History.

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Libanius of Antioch was a rhetorician of rare skill and eloquence. So renowned was he in the fourth century that his school of rhetoric in Roman Syria became among the most prestigious in the Eastern Empire. In this book, Raffaella Cribiore draws on her unique knowledge of the entire body of Libanius's vast literary output-including 64 orations, 1,544 letters, and exercises for his students-to offer the fullest intellectual portrait yet of this remarkable figure whom John Chrystostom called "the sophist of the city."Libanius (314-ca. 393) lived at a time when Christianity was celebrating its triumph but paganism tried to resist. Although himself a pagan, Libanius cultivated friendships within Antioch's Christian community and taught leaders of the Church including Chrysostom and Basil of Caesarea. Cribiore calls him a "gray pagan" who did not share the fanaticism of the Emperor Julian. Cribiore considers the role that a major intellectual of Libanius's caliber played in this religiously diverse society and culture. When he wrote a letter or delivered an oration, who was he addressing and what did he hope to accomplish? One thing that stands out in Libanius's speeches is the startling amount of invective against his enemies. How common was character assassination of this sort? What was the subtext to these speeches and how would they have been received? Adapted from the Townsend Lectures that Cribiore delivered at Cornell University in 2010, this book brilliantly restores Libanius to his rightful place in the rich and culturally complex world of Late Antiquity.

HISTORY --- Ancient / Rome --- Languages & Literatures --- Greek & Latin Languages & Literatures --- Libanius --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Libanios --- Ancient History & Classical Studies. --- Literary Studies. --- Sophistik --- HISTORY / Ancient / Rome. --- Sophisten --- Zweite Sophistik --- Griechenland --- Livaniĭ --- Libanio