Autobiography and Selected Letters, Volume I
Autobiography. Letters 1-50
A professing pagan in an aggressively Christian empire, a friend of the emperor Julian and acquaintance of St. Basil, and a potent spokesman for private and political causes, Libanius has much to tell us about the tumultuous world of the 4th century. Born in Antioch to a wealthy family steeped in the traditions of Hellenism, Libanius rose to fame as a teacher of the classics. In his lifetime, he was an acknowledged master of the art of letter writing, and today his letters offer a vivid picture of the culture and political intrigues of the eastern empire. A. F. Norman selects an eighth of the 1,550 extant letters. The letters are complemented…
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- ISBN: 978-0-674-99527-7
- EAN: 9780674995277
- Produktnummer: 19343372
- Verlag: Harvard University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1992
- Seitenangabe: 544 S.
- Masse: H11.8 cm x B16.8 cm x D2.5 cm 338 g
- Gewicht: 338
- Sonstiges: Tertiary Education (US: College)
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