Unrestricted.2016-11-142011-02-182016-11-142006-05http://hdl.handle.net/2346/13023Saint Basil the Great, in his Address to Young Men, instructs his readers on how they may benefit from the reading of Greek literature. This thesis examines the metaphors used by Basil with a view to more broadly understanding the importance of his work for education and the relationship between Christianity and the Classics.application/pdfengChristianityPlatonismCynicismSecond sophisticThesis