Figures in the Shadows : The Speech of Two Augustan-Age Declaimers, Arellius Fuscus and Papirius Fabianus / Bart Huelsenbeck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huelsenbeck, Bart, author.

Series:

Beiträge zur Altertumskunde ; 369.

Beiträge zur Altertumskunde ; 369

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

declamation.

Deklamation.

rhetoric.

Rhetorik.

Seneca der Ältere.

Seneca the Elder.

Local Subjects:

declamation.

Deklamation.

rhetoric.

Rhetorik.

Seneca der Ältere.

Seneca the Elder.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (397 pages).

Place of Publication:

De Gruyter.

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

The collection of the elder Seneca assembles "ations from scores of declaimers over a period spanning sixty years, from the Augustan Age through the early decades of the empire. A view is offered onto a literary scene, for this critical period of Roman letters, that is numerously populated, highly interactive, and less dominated by just a few canonical authors. Despite this potential, modern readings have often lumped declaimers together en masse and organizational principles basic to Seneca's collection remain overlooked. This volume attempts to 'hear' the individual speech of declaimers by focusing on two speakers--Arellius Fuscus, rhetor to Ovid, and Papirius Fabianus, teacher of the younger Seneca. A key organizing principle, informing both the collection and the practice of declamation, was the 'shared locus'--a short passage, defined by verbal and argumentative ingredients, that gained currency among declaimers. Study of the operation of the shared locus carries several advantages: (1) we appreciate distinctions between declaimers; (2) we recognize shared passages as a medium of communication; and (3) the shared locus emerges as a community resource, explaining deep-seated connections between declamation and literary works.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Contents

Introduction

1. Quotations in the collection of the elder Seneca: principles of order

2. Papirius Fabianus: voice of a philosopher

3. Arellius Fuscus: a rhetor reviewed

4. Arellius Fuscus: presence in traditions

5. Conclusion

Bibliography

Index of Passages Cited

General Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 22. Jun 2018).

ISBN:

9783110306347

3110306344

OCLC:

1041993119

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.