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 by Libanius's

About the author

Albert Francis Norman was Professor of Classics at the University of Hull.

Summary

Libanius, one of the last great publicists and teachers of Greek paganism, has much to tell us about the tumultuous world of the fourth century AD. His works include Orations, the first of which is an autobiography, and Letters.

Product details

• Authors: Libanius
• Assisted by: A. F. Norman (Editor), A. F. Norman (Translation), A. F. Norman (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1992
• EAN: 9780674995277
• ISBN: 978-0-674-99527-7
• No. of pages: 544
• Dimensions: 168 mm x 118 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 336 g
• Series: Loeb Classical Library; Loeb Classical Library; Loeb Classical Library *CONTINS TO [e-mail]
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Autobiography: general, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, Latin, Literary essays