{"product_id":"9781316053591","title":"Libanius: A Critical Introduction","description":"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.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47133489725680,"sku":"9781316053591","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781316053591_p0.jpg?v=1763706484","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781316053591","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}