Libanius's Progymnasmata: Model Exercises in Greek Prose Composition and Rhetoric (Society of Biblical Literature: Writings from the Greco-Roman World) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Libanius's Progymnasmata This volume presents the original text and the first English translation of the largest surviving ancient collection of “preliminary exercises” used to teach young men how to compose their own prose, a crucial step toward public speaking and a career worthy of the educated elite. Graded in difficulty, the exercises range from simple fables and narratives to discussions of wise sayings, s...
Full description- Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature
- Published: 20 November 2008
- Format: Paperback 604 pages
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- Categories: Language Teaching & Learning Material & Coursework | Literary Studies: Classical, Early & Medieval
- ISBN 13: 9781589833609 ISBN 10: 1589833600
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Full description for Libanius's Progymnasmata
This volume presents the original text and the first English translation of the largest surviving ancient collection of “preliminary exercises” used to teach young men how to compose their own prose, a crucial step toward public speaking and a career worthy of the educated elite. Graded in difficulty, the exercises range from simple fables and narratives to discussions of wise sayings, speeches of praise and blame, impersonations of figures from myth, descriptions of statues and paintings, and essays on general propositions (e.g., “should one marry?”). It provides a unique glimpse into the schoolrooms of the ancient Mediterranean from the Hellenistic period to the Byzantine Empire, vividly illustrating how ancient educators used myth, history, and popular ethics to shape their students' characters as they sharpened their ability to think, write, and speak.
