Anthony of Tagrit

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 (ܥܠ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܪܗܝܛܪܘܬܐ) was translated to several languages including English.[3]

References

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.
Schadé, Johannes P. (2006). Encyclopedia of World Religions. Foreign Media Group. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-60136-000-7. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
The Fifth Book of the Rhetoric of Antony of Tagrit, Louvain, Peeters, 1986.

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[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.

[Schadé2006-2] 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.