THE RHETORIC OF PEDAGOGICAL NARCISSISM:PHILOSOPHY, PHILOTIMIA AND SELF-DISPLAY IN MAXIMUS OF TYRE’S FIRST ORATION

摘要

Maximus of Tyre’s firstn1 oration is often regarded as an important source for thenreconstruction of the author’s view of his own rhetoricaln2 and philosophical projectnand, in consequence, for the interpretation of the whole corpus of the 40 subsequentndialexeis which Maximus probably delivered after this introductory speech.n3 The factnthat in this oration, more clearly than anywhere else in Maximus’ œuvre,thenaddressees of the speech can be characterized as young Roman students of philo-nsophy,n4 makes this text outstanding material for further examination by those whonwant to gain a better understanding of Maximus’ pedagogical aims, conceptions andntechniques. In this respect, three scholars certainly deserve mention here.