Gregory’s festal orations are foundational for Byzantine literature. This book shows how besides his priestly role, Gregory plays that of a rhetor performing philosophy for a festival audience, channeling traditions of Classical philosophy and the Second Sophistic into Christian culture.


Philosophy at the Festival: The Festal Orations of Gregory of Nazianzus and the Classical Tradition (Mnemosyne Supplements: Late Antique Literature, 461)
$132.00
This book analyzes the philosophical and rhetorical traditions in the work of Gregory of Nazianzus, supporting studies in classical literature and history.
Additional information
Weight | 0.431 lbs |
---|---|
Dimensions | 15.9 × 1.9 × 23.5 in |
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.