Dionysius of Halicarnassus and Augustan Rome
rhetoric, criticism and historiography
- ISBN: 9781108465588
- Editorial: Cambridge University Press
- Fecha de la edición: 2024
- Lugar de la edición: Cambridge . Reino Unido
- Colección: Greek Culture in the Roman World
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 310
- Idiomas: Inglés
The Greek author Dionysius of Halicarnassus came to Rome in 30/29 BC. He learnt Latin, developed a network of students, patrons and colleagues, and started to teach rhetoric. He published a history of early Rome (Roman Antiquities), and essays on rhetoric and literary criticism, including On the Ancient Orators, On Composition, and several letters. This volume examines how Dionysius' critical and rhetorical works are connected with his history of Rome, and the complex ways in which both components of this dual project - rhetorical criticism and historiography - fit into the social, intellectual, literary, cultural and political world of Rome under Augustus. How does Dionysius' interpretation of the earliest Romans resonate with the political reality of the Principate? And how do his views relate to those of Cicero, Livy and Horace? This volume casts new light on ancient rhetoric, literary criticism, historiography and the literary culture of Augustan Rome.
Cover; Half-title page; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; A note on editions, translations and abbreviations; Introduction; Part 1 Dionysius and Augustan Rhetoric and Literary Criticism; Chapter 1 Dionysius of Halicarnassus and the Idea of the Critic; Chapter 2 Experiencing the Past: Language, Time and Historical Consciousness in Dionysian Criticism; Chapter 3 Dionysius' Demosthenes and Augustan Atticism; Chapter 4 Dionysius and Lysias' Charm; Part 2 Dionysius and Augustan Historiography Chapter 5 The Expansive Scale of the Roman AntiquitiesChapter 6 Ways of Killing Women: Dionysius on the Deaths of Horatia and Lucretia; Chapter 7 The Prehistory of the Roman polis in Dionysius; Part 3 Dionysius and Augustan Rome; Chapter 8 Dionysius on Regime Change; Chapter 9 How Roman Are the Antiquities? The Decemvirate according to Dionysius; Chapter 10 Dionysius and Horace: Composition in Augustan Rome; Envoi: Migrancy; Bibliography; Index of Passages Discussed; General Index
