Libanius's Progymnasmata: Model Exercises in Greek Prose Composition and Rhetoric (Writings from the Greco-Roman World)

Translated With An Introduction And Notes By Craig A. Gibson. Translation Of: Progymnasmata. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 533-539) And Indexes. Greek, With English Translation. Frontmatter Abbreviations (page xi) Introduction (page xvii) A Note on the Translation (page xxvii) Acknowledgments (page xxix) Libanius, Progymnasmata The Exercise in Fable (page 1) The Exercise in Narration (page 9) The Exercise in Anecdote (page 43) The Exercise in Maxim (page 87) The Exercises in Refutation and Confirmation (page 107) The Exercise in Common Topics (page 141) The Exercise in Encomium and Invective (page 195) The Exercise in Comparison (page 321) The Exercise in Speech in Character (page 355) The Exercise in Description (page 427) The Exercise in Thesis (page 509) The Exercise in Introduction of a Law (page 527) Bibliography (page 533) General Index (page 541) Index of Passages Cited (page 549)