Choricius of Gaza
Choricius of Gaza (
Choricius was the pupil of
These works also give a good insight into late-Roman Gaza, such as about its traditions and festivals as well as about the numerous building projects initiated by its impactful bishops Marcianus and the governor Stephanus.[7]
Style and works
A number of Choricius' declamations and descriptive treatises have been preserved. The declamations, which are in many cases accompanied by explanatory commentaries, chiefly consist of panegyrics, funeral orations and the stock themes of the rhetorical schools. His wedding speeches, wishing prosperity to the bride and bridegroom, strike out a new line.[2][further explanation needed]
Choricius was also the author of descriptions of works of art after the manner of
The style of Choricius is praised by Photius as pure and elegant, but he is censured for lack of naturalness. A special feature of his style is the persistent avoidance of hiatus, peculiar to what is called the school of Gaza.[2]
References
- ^ Webb, Ruth. "Choricius of Gaza." In The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity. Oxford University Press, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Chisholm 1911.
- ^ Webb, Ruth. "Gaza, schools and rhetoric at." In The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity. Oxford University Press, 2018.
- ^ Cribiore, Raffaella. "education and schools, Greek." In The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity. Oxford University Press, 2018.
- ^ ISBN 9781139480581. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ISBN 978-0-19-921288-0. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ISBN 9783110337679. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Choricius". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 269–270. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
Further reading
- Edition
- Teubner, 1929 (repr. Stuttgart, 1972).
- Translations
- Fotios K. Litsas, Choricius of Gaza: An Approach to His Work. Introduction, translation, commentary, University of Chicago dissertation, 1980.
- Robert J. Penella (ed.), Rhetorical Exercises from Late Antiquity: A Translation of Choricius of Gaza's Preliminary Talks and Declamations. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009.
- Secondary literature
- Catherine Saliou (ed.), Gaza dans l'Antiquité Tardive: Archéologie, rhétorique et histoire. Salerno: Helios, 2005.
External links
- Choricius, Orationes, declamationes, fragmenta, ed. Boissonade (1846)