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Philosophy at the Festival: The Festal Orations of Gregory of Nazianzus and the Classical Tradition

Byron MacDougall
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      Before serving as Bishop of Constantinople and becoming known to posterity as "the Theologian", Gregory of Nazianzus was an Athens-trained professional teacher of Greek literature. Steeped in the rhetorical culture of the Second Sophistic, his orations for Christian feasts such as Christmas and Pentecost belong to a Classical tradition that privileged the performance of philosophy at festivals. Widely copied and translated, they were instrumental in Gregory becoming one of the most popular and influential authors in Byzantium. This book shows how his orations represent a crucial point in the Late Antique reception of Platonism, rhetorical theory, and ancient festival culture.
      Format: Hardback CONTRIBUTORS: Byron MacDougall EAN: 9789004521391 COUNTRY: Netherlands PAGES: WEIGHT: 468 g HEIGHT: 235 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Brill DATE PUBLISHED: 2022-07-28 CITY: GENRE: LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical WIDTH: 155 cm SPINE:

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      Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval

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      Byron MacDougall, Ph.D. (2015), Brown University, is Assistant Professor of Literary Arts and Studies at the Rhode Island School of Design. He has published articles on various aspects of Greek literary, philosophical, and religious culture in Late Antiquity and Byzantium.
      Before serving as Bishop of Constantinople and becoming known to posterity as "the Theologian", Gregory of Nazianzus was an Athens-trained professional teacher of Greek literature. Steeped in the rhetorical culture of the Second Sophistic, his orations for Christian feasts such as Christmas and Pentecost belong to a Classical tradition that privileged the performance of philosophy at festivals. Widely copied and translated, they were instrumental in Gregory becoming one of the most popular and influential authors in Byzantium. This book shows how his orations represent a crucial point in the Late Antique reception of Platonism, rhetorical theory, and ancient festival culture.
      Format: Hardback CONTRIBUTORS: Byron MacDougall EAN: 9789004521391 COUNTRY: Netherlands PAGES: WEIGHT: 468 g HEIGHT: 235 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Brill DATE PUBLISHED: 2022-07-28 CITY: GENRE: LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical WIDTH: 155 cm SPINE:

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      Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval

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      Byron MacDougall, Ph.D. (2015), Brown University, is Assistant Professor of Literary Arts and Studies at the Rhode Island School of Design. He has published articles on various aspects of Greek literary, philosophical, and religious culture in Late Antiquity and Byzantium.

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