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This volume features thirty-six translated texts illustrating the use of the chreia, or anecdote, in Greco-Roman classrooms to teach reading, writing, and composition. This ancient literary form preserves the wit and wisdom of famous philosophers, orators, kings, and poets.Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical LiteratureHock, Ronald F. is the author of 'Chreia and Ancient Rhetoric Classroom Exercises' with ISBN 9789004126565 and ISBN 9004126562.
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