{"product_id":"in-praise-of-constantius-greek-panegyric-in-late-antiquity-9780197827543","title":"In Praise of Constantius: Greek Panegyric in Late Antiquity","description":"\u003cem\u003eIn Praise of Constantius \u003c\/em\u003eoffers historical and literary analysis of eight Greek panegyrics composed by Libanius, Themistius, and Julian in the 340s and 350s CE, and addressed to Constantius II and his wife, the empress Eusebia. Its central concerns are the role that the composition, performance, and dissemination of imperial panegyric played in establishing the careers of the three most prominent Greek pagans of the fourth century; and their development of Greek epideictic literature in an era beyond the Second Sophistic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book deftly exposes the rich intertextual dynamics between these eight speeches, other contemporary works, and canonical works of Greek political literature. It revises standard interpretations of panegyric's communicative function, and treats the orator less as a vector for others' messaging and instead as an active agent in political discourse in pursuit of his own ends. The volume substantially re-writes the early careers of each of its subjects, emphasizing their precarity and the utilization of performed paideia in managing moments of personal and political upheaval.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlan J. Ross\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Classics at The Ohio State University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51807226069266,"sku":"9780197827543","price":137.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d7ced1a9-480e-41cf-bf91-edc59c18d8c9.jpg?v=1766046292","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-praise-of-constantius-greek-panegyric-in-late-antiquity-9780197827543","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}