Biography in Late Antiquity: A Quest for the Holy Man

Cox, Patricia. Biography in Late Antiquity: A Quest for the Holy Man. Berkeley: University of California Press, (1983). First edition. Lg. octavo. xvi,166pp. Black and red cloth with gold lettering on spine in original illustrated dust jacket. “Using a general discussion of biography in Late Antiquity as a framework, the author studies the biographies of two “holy men” from the third century A.D., Eusebius’s “Life of Origen” and Porphyry’s “Life of Plotinus.” Minor scuffing and staining on dj. Small closed tear on top edge of dj. Tight copy with dust jacket in very good, book in fine condition. Volume V of the series ” The Transformation of the Classical Heritage.” vg. Hardcover. (26330) $45