Anthony of TagritAntun of Tragrit by John W. Watt, in Sebastian Brock et al. (eds.), Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of Syriac Heritage, Piscataway, Gorgias Press, 2011, p. 23. (, 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. One of his few surviving works The Book of the Rhetoric () was translated to several languages including English.The Fifth Book of the Rhetoric of Antony of Tagrit, Louvain, Peeters, 1986.
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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.