Fronton, Correspondence
by P. Fleury with the collaboration of S. Demougin
Paperback (Published)
(November 2003)
ISBN: 9782251742021
Price: $35.00
On back order
Il est rare que les modernes aient acces aux lettres authentiques d’un Romain cultive, influent et, qui plus est, fondateur dune ecole rhetorique qui a grandement influence la litterature posterieure. Cest cette chance que nous offre la correspondance de Fronton. En effet, les lettres du professeur de rhetorique a Marc Aurele, Lucius Verus, Antonin le Pieux et aux autres personnages importants du IIe siecle donnent loccasion dentrer dans lintimite du pouvoir ; mais, plus encore, elles revelent un penseur qui se questionne sur les raisons et les finalites de la parole, sur les relations difficiles entre la rhetorique et la philosophie, sur les liens necessaires qui doivent unir lexpression publique et lautorite dun Empire. Par ailleurs, ces lettres trahissent une relation humaine, ou le professeur, parfois faible, parfois malade, trouve le reconfort de ses vieux jours dans la beaute du talent dun Marc Aurele lumineux et tendrement aime.
- By (author) Fronton
- With S Demougin
- Translated by Philippe Fleury
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