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Libanius, circa 314-circa 393

Libanius's Progymnasmata : model exercises in Greek prose composition and rhetoric / translated with an introduction and notes by Craig A. Gibson. - 1 online resource (xxix, 572 pages) - Writings from the Greco-Roman world ; no. 27 . - Writings from the Greco-Roman world ; v. 27. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 533-539) and indexes.

Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- A Note on the Translation -- Acknowledgments -- The Exercise in Fable -- The Exercise in Narration -- The Exercise in Anecdote -- The Exercise in Maxim -- The Exercises in Refutation and Confirmation -- The Exercise in Common Topics -- The Exercises in Encomium and Invective -- The Exercise in Comparison -- The Exercise in Speech in Character -- The Exercise in Description -- The Exercise in Thesis -- The Exercise in Introduction of a Law -- Bibliography -- General Index -- Index of Passages Cited


English.

ISBN: 9781589834354 1589834356

Standard No.: 2027/heb07790 hdl

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Greek language--Style.
Rhetoric, Ancient--Early works to 1800.
Language and languages.
Language
Rhétorique ancienne--Ouvrages avant 1800.
Langage et langues.
LITERARY CRITICISM--Ancient & Classical.
Language and languages
Greek language--Style
Rhetoric, Ancient

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Greek prose literature.
Early works
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: PA401 / .L5313 2008eb

Dewey Class. No.: 885/.01

National Agricultural Library Call No.: PA401 / (INTERNET)