Antony of Tagrit explained

Anthony of Tagrit^[1] (Classical 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 (Classical Syriac: ܥܠ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܪܗܝܛܪܘܬܐ) was translated to several languages including English.^[3]

Further reading

• Book: Drijvers, H.J.W. . 1994 . Antony of Tagrit's book on the good providence of God . 163–172. History and Religion in Late Antique Syria . Variorum . 978-0-86078-451-7.
• Eskenasy, Pauline Ellen. (1991). Antony of Tagrit's rhetoric Book One: Introduction, partial translation, and commentary. Harvard University.
• Nicosia, Mara. (2021). Reassessing Antony of Tagrit: when did he actually live?. Oriens Christianus, 104, 67-88.
• Watt, John W. (1985). Antony of Tagrit as a student of Syriac poetry. Muséon (Le) Louvain, 98(3-4), 261-279.
• Watt, John W. (1986). The fifth book of the Rhetoric of Antony of Tagrit.
• Watt, John W. (1994). The philosopher-king in the'Rhetoric'of Antony of Tagrit. Orientalia christiana analecta, (247), 245-258.

Notes and 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. Book: Schadé, Johannes P.. Encyclopedia of World Religions. 23 June 2013. 2006. Foreign Media Group. 978-1-60136-000-7. 63.
3. The Fifth Book of the Rhetoric of Antony of Tagrit, Louvain, Peeters, 1986.