Procopius Gazaeus, Opuscula Rhetorica Quae Exstant Omnia: Accedunt Fragmenta Et Testimonia, Procopii Et Megethii Rhetoris Nuper Editae Epistulae Mutua . Graecorum Et Romanorum Teubneriana (B)

Procopius

ISBN 10: 3110195089 / ISBN 13: 9783110195088

Published by Walter de Gruyter, 2009

About this Item

1st edition. 144 pages. Greek language. 8.00x5.75x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Procopius Gazaeus, Opuscula Rhetorica Quae Exstant Omnia: Accedunt Fragmenta Et Testimonia, Procopii Et Megethii Rhetoris Nuper Editae Epistulae Mutua . Graecorum Et Romanorum Teubneriana (B)
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: Greek, Modern (post 1453)
• ISBN 10: 3110195089
• ISBN 13: 9783110195088
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.67 kilograms

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Synopsis

New archaeological discoveries have considerably enriched our understanding of the material and artistic culture of Gaza in Late Antiquity. However, new light also needs to be thrown on literary sources illustrating the history and culture of Gaza, especially the works of the Christian sophist and rhetor Procopius, active in the 5th and 6th centuries. These works, comprising a panegyric, seven declamations, two books describing works of art, and a number of fragments, have never been so underrated as they are at the present time. Yet they constitute a document of fundamental importance for the history of civilization in Gaza during a thousand years, for its topography, monuments, schools and religious cults.
This project aims to publish a complete critical edition of all extant rhetorical and oratorical writings by Procopius of Gaza. It is the first complete edition of all the speeches, and some of the texts have never been published before.

About the Author

Eugenio Amato, Université de Fribourg, Schweiz.