Dionysius of Halicarnassus and Augustan Rome : rhetoric, criticism and historiography / edited by Richard Hunter, Casper C. de Jonge.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hunter, R. L. (Richard L.), editor.

Jonge, Casper Constantijn de, 1977- editor.

Series:

Greek culture in the Roman world.

Greek culture in the Roman world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dionysius, of Halicarnassus--Criticism and interpretation.

Dionysius.

Rhetoric, Ancient.

Rome--Historiography.

Rome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 300 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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 Antiquities

Chapter 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.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Oct 2018).

ISBN:

1-108-59128-0

1-108-64763-4

1-316-99875-4

OCLC:

1061293722