{"product_id":"the-rhetorical-exercises-of-nikephoros-nikephoros-basilakes-9780674660243","title":"The Rhetorical Exercises of Nikephoros Basilakes: Progymnasmata from Twelfth-Century Byzantium","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eProgymnasmata\u003c\/i\u003e, preliminary exercises in the study of declamation, were the cornerstone of elite education from Hellenistic through Byzantine times. Using material from Greek literary, mythological, and historical traditions, students and writers composed examples ranging from simple fables to complex arguments about fictional laws. In the Byzantine period, the spectrum of source material expanded to include the Bible and Christian hagiography and theology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collection was written by Nikephoros Basilakes, imperial notary and teacher at the prestigious Patriarchal School in Constantinople during the twelfth century. In his texts, Basilakes made significant use of biblical themes, especially in character studies--known as ethopoeiae--featuring King David, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Peter. The Greek exercises presented here, translated into English for the first time, shed light on education under the Komnenian emperors and illuminate literary culture during one of the most important epochs in the long history of the Byzantine Empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nikephoros Basilakes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674660242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674660243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.10d","brand":"Nikephoros Basilakes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48216499486975,"sku":"9780674660243","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fa7672d5-0c38-4578-a5ba-037c8e895f42.jpg?v=1771991407","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-rhetorical-exercises-of-nikephoros-nikephoros-basilakes-9780674660243","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}