Libanius: A Critical Introduction

Libanius: A Critical Introduction

目次：

Introduction. Libanius at the margins Lieve van Hoof

Part I Reading Libanius

1. Libanius' Life and life Lieve Van Hoof

• 1. 1 Introduction: Libanius' life and Lives of Libanius
• 1. 2 Libanius' Life: towards a fuctional approach
• 1. 3 Writing the self: autobiography as poiesis
• 1. 4 Rewriting the self: constructing the past in view of the present
• 1. 5 Erasing parts of the self? Counting with cognizant readers
• 1. 6 Building up credibility: (why) do we believe Libanius?
• 1. 7 Conclusion

2. The historical context: the rhetorical use of suffering in Libanius' Monodies, Letters and 　Autobiography Edward Watts

• 2. 1 Introduction
• 2. 2 Nicomedia
• 2. 3 Julian
• 2. 4 Conclusion

3. The rhetorical context: traditions and opportunities Raffaella Cribiore　

• 3. 1 Introduction
• 3. 2 Schools of rhetoric
• 3. 3 A personal style
• 3. 4 The school of Libanius
• 3. 5 Libanius' chorus: the student body
• 3. 6 At the school: admission
• 3. 7 A strict curriculum
• 3. 8 Conclusion

Part II Libanius' texts: rhetoric, self-presentation and reception

4. Libanius' Orations Pierre-Louis Malosse

• 4. 1 Introduction
• 4. 2 Survey of the sixty- four orations
  • 4. 2. 1 The political orations
    • 4. 2. 1. 1 The Julianic Orations
    • 4. 2. 1. 2 On the riot of the statues (peri tas eikonas, 387)
    • 4. 2. 1. 3 Deliberative speeches addressed to Theodosius
    • 4. 2. 1. 4 Orations for other emperors
    • 4. 2. 1. 5 Orations concerning governors residing in Antioch
    • 4. 2. 1. 6 Orations addressed to the city council of Antioch
  • 4. 2. 2 Orations concerning Libanius himself
    • 4. 2. 2. 1 The Autobiography
    • 4. 2. 2. 2 Orations concerning his school
    • 4. 2. 2. 3 Orations concerning Libanius' public role
    • 4. 2. 2. 4 Private orations
  • 4. 2. 3 Panegyrics (or apologies) and monodies
    • 4. 2. 3. 1 The Antiochicus
    • 4. 2. 3. 2 Festive orations
    • 4. 2. 3. 3 Monodies
  • 4. 2. 4 Moral discourses
• 4. 3 What to keep in mind when reading an orations of Libanius
• 4. 4 Structure and characterics of Libanius' orations
• 4. 5 Bibliographical survey and suggestions for further research

5. Libanius' Declamations Robert J. Penella

• 5. 1 Introduction
• 5. 2 The importance of declamation
• 5. 3 The Libanian Corpus of Declamations
• 5. 4 Declamatory skills
• 5. 5 Future study and interpretation of the Libanian declamations

6. Libanius' Progymnasmata Craig A. Gibson

• 6. 1 Introduction
• 6. 2 Libanius' Progymnasmata in the light of ancient rhetorical theory
• 6. 3 Past, present and future directions of research

7. Libanius' Letters Bernadette Cabouret

• 7. 1 Introduction
• 7. 2 The letter collection and the manuscript tradition
• 7. 3 The problem of the lacuna
• 7. 4 The delivery of letters and the role of the letter carrier
• 7. 5 The letter as a 'vehicle of friendship'
• 7. 6 Letters for all circumstances
• 7. 7 The style of the letters
• 7. 8 Putting pressure on others and presenting the self
• 7. 9 Conclusion

8. The reception of Libanius: from Pagan friend of Julian to (almost) Christian saint and back Heinz-Gunther Nesselrath and Lieve Van Hoof

• 8. 1 Preparing for posterity
• 8. 2 From popularity to paradox
• 8. 3 From paradox to miracle
• 8. 4 Rediscovering and (yet again) reinventing Libanius
• 8. 5 Libanius reborn as a child of the nineteenth century
• 8. 6 Back to the future

Part III Contexts: identity, society, tradition

9. Emperors and Empire in Libanius Hans-Ulrich Wiemer

• 9. 1 Introduction
• 9. 2 Libanius and his emperors
  • 9. 2. 1 Constantius and Gallus
  • 9. 2. 2 Julian
  • 9. 2. 3 Jovian and Valens
  • 9. 2. 4 Theodosius I
• 9. 3 The Roman Empire of Libanius
  • 9. 3. 1 Constantius and Julian as model emperors
  • 9. 3. 2 Theodosius as a good, albeit Christian, emperor
  • 9. 3. 4 Conslusion

10. Libanius' networks Scott Bradbury

• 10. 1 Introduction
• 10. 2 School recruitment
• 10. 3 Friendship
• 10. 4 Patronage
• 10. 5 Approaches to power
• 10. 6 Conclusion

11. Libanius and the literary tradition Heinz-Günther Nesselrath

• 11. 1 Introduction
• 11. 2 A lifelong engagement with the literary past
• 11. 3 The range and limits of Libanius' literary studies
• 11. 4 Libanius' use of more recent and contemporary authors: some suggestions
• 11. 5 Libanius' use of earlier authors I: the Hymn to Artemis
• 11. 6 Libanius' use of earlier authors II: the Monody of Julian
• 11. 7 Conclusions: literary heritage and Hellenic identity

12. Libanius and the 'game' of Hellenism Jan R. Stenger

• 12. 1 Introduction
• 12. 2 What is Greek?
• 12. 3 Rhetorical adaptation
• 12. 4 The discourse of Hellenism
• 12. 5 Hellenism as social practice
• 12. 6 The negotiation of Hellenism

13. Not the last Pagan: Libanius between elite rhetoric and religion Peter Van Nuffelen

• 13. 1 Introduction
• 13. 2 Not the last pagan
• 13. 3 To the Emperor Theodosius for the Temples: rhetoric for the elites
• 13. 4 To the Emperor Theodosius for the Temples: the public and the private between rhetoric and religion
• 13. 5 The need for a public religion
• 13. 6 Conclusion

Epilogue. Libanius at the centre
Appendices. Survey of (translations of) Libanius' works: A. Hypotheseis
B. Progymnasmata
C. Declamations
D. Orations
E. Letters

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