The Propaganda of Power

The Role of Panegyric in Late Antiquity. Edited with an introduction by Mary Whitby.

The core of the volume deals with prose and verse panegyric under the Christian Roman Empire: key themes addressed are social and political context, the 'hidden agenda', and the impact of Christianity on the pagan tradition of the panegyric, including the portrayal of patriarchs and holy men. XI,378 Seiten, Halbleinen (Mnemosyne. Supplementum 183/Brill 1998) textsauberes Exemplar mit leichten Gebrauchsspuren, leicht berieben, Schnitt minimal angeschmutzt/clean text pages, minor traces of use, slightly rubbed, book cut minimally soiled