Anthony of Tagrit

Anthony of Tagrit[1] (Syriac: ܐܢܛܘܢܝܘܣ ܕܬܓܪܝܬ‎, also known as Antonius Rhetor) was a 9th-century West Syrian Syriac theologian and rhetor. Anthony was based in Tagrit and is best remembered for his contribution to Syriac literature.[2] One of his few surviving works The Book of the Rhetoric (ܥܠ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܪܗܝܛܪܘܬܐ) was translated to several languages including English.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Antun of Tragrit by John W. Watt, in Sebastian Brock et al. (eds.), Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of Syriac Heritage, Piscataway, Gorgias Press, 2011, p. 23.
  2. ↑ Schadé, Johannes P. (2006). Encyclopedia of World Religions. Foreign Media Group. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-60136-000-7. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  3. ↑ The Fifth Book of the Rhetoric of Antony of Tagrit, Louvain, Peeters, 1986.
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