Philosophy at the Festival: The Festal Orations of Gregory of Nazianzus and the Classical Tradition /
Before serving as Bishop of Constantinople and becoming known to posterity as "the Theologian", Gregory of Nazianzus was an Athens-trained professional teacher of Greek literature. Steeped in the rhetorical culture of the Second Sophistic, his orations for Christian feasts such as Christma...
المؤلف الرئيسي:
التنسيق: كتاب الكتروني
اللغة: English
منشور في:
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2022.
سلاسل:
Classical Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2022.
Mnemosyne, Supplements ;
461.
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الوسوم: إضافة وسم
رقم الطلب: BR65.G76
| الملخص: | Before serving as Bishop of Constantinople and becoming known to posterity as "the Theologian", Gregory of Nazianzus was an Athens-trained professional teacher of Greek literature. Steeped in the rhetorical culture of the Second Sophistic, his orations for Christian feasts such as Christmas and Pentecost belong to a Classical tradition that privileged the performance of philosophy at festivals. Widely copied and translated, they were instrumental in Gregory becoming one of the most popular and influential authors in Byzantium. This book shows how his orations represent a crucial point in the Late Antique reception of Platonism, rhetorical theory, and ancient festival culture. |
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| وصف مادي: | 1 online resource |
| بيبلوغرافيا: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ردمك: | 9789004521391 9789004521407 |