Comic Invective In Ancient Greek And Roman Oratory

Author : Sophia Papaioannou,Andreas Serafim
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110735536

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Comic Invective in Ancient Greek and Roman Oratory by Sophia Papaioannou,Andreas Serafim Pdf

This volume acknowledges the centrality of comic invective in a range of oratorical institutions (especially forensic and symbouleutic), and aspires to enhance the knowledge and understanding of how this technique is used in such con-texts of both Greek and Roman oratory. Despite the important scholarly work that has been done in discussing the patterns of using invective in Greek and Roman texts and contexts, there are still notable gaps in our knowledge of the issue. The introduction to, and the twelve chapters of, this volume address some understudied multi-genre and interdisciplinary topics: first, the ways in which comic invective in oratory draws on, or has implications for, comedy and other genres, or how these literary genres are influenced by oratorical theory and practice, and by contemporary socio-political circumstances, in articulating comic invective and targeting prominent individuals; second, how comic invective sustains relationships and promotes persuasion through unity and division; third, how it connects with sexuality, the human body and male/female physiology; fourth, what impact generic dichotomies, as, for example, public-private and defence-prosecution, may have upon using comic invective; and fifth, what the limitations in its use are, depending on the codes of honour and decency in ancient Greece and Rome.

Author : Sophia Papaioannou,Andreas Serafim
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-02
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110735666

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Comic Invective in Ancient Greek and Roman Oratory by Sophia Papaioannou,Andreas Serafim Pdf

This volume acknowledges the centrality of comic invective in a range of oratorical institutions (especially forensic and symbouleutic), and aspires to enhance the knowledge and understanding of how this technique is used in such con-texts of both Greek and Roman oratory. Despite the important scholarly work that has been done in discussing the patterns of using invective in Greek and Roman texts and contexts, there are still notable gaps in our knowledge of the issue. The introduction to, and the twelve chapters of, this volume address some understudied multi-genre and interdisciplinary topics: first, the ways in which comic invective in oratory draws on, or has implications for, comedy and other genres, or how these literary genres are influenced by oratorical theory and practice, and by contemporary socio-political circumstances, in articulating comic invective and targeting prominent individuals; second, how comic invective sustains relationships and promotes persuasion through unity and division; third, how it connects with sexuality, the human body and male/female physiology; fourth, what impact generic dichotomies, as, for example, public-private and defence-prosecution, may have upon using comic invective; and fifth, what the limitations in its use are, depending on the codes of honour and decency in ancient Greece and Rome.

Author : Andreas Serafim,George Kazantzidis,Kyriakos Demetriou
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 551 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110695793

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Sex and the Ancient City by Andreas Serafim,George Kazantzidis,Kyriakos Demetriou Pdf

This volume aims to revisit, further explore and tease out the textual, but also non-textual sources in an attempt to reconstruct a clearer picture of a particular aspect of sexuality, i.e. sexual practices, in Greco-Roman antiquity. Sexual practices refers to a part of the overarching notion of sexuality: specifically, the acts of sexual intercourse, the erogenous capacities and genital functions of male and female body, and any other physical or biological actions that define one’s sexual identity or orientation. This volume aims to approach not simply the acts of sexual intercourse themselves, but also their legal, social, political, religious, medical, cultural/moral and interdisciplinary (e.g. emotional, performative) perspectives, as manifested in a range of both textual and non-textual evidence (i.e. architecture, iconography, epigraphy, etc.). The insights taken from the contributions to this volume would enable researchers across a range of disciplines – e.g. sex/gender studies, comparative literature, psychology and cognitive neuroscience – to use theoretical perspectives, methodologies and conceptual tools to frame the sprawling examination of aspects of sexuality in broad terms, or sexual practices in particular.

Author : Kostas E. Apostolakis,Ioannis M. Konstantakos
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-06
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9783111295282

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The Play of Language in Ancient Greek Comedy by Kostas E. Apostolakis,Ioannis M. Konstantakos Pdf

Ancient Greek comedy relied primarily on its text and words for the fulfilment of its humorous effects and aesthetic goals. In the wake of a rich tradition of previous scholarship, this volume explores a variety of linguistic materials and stylistic artifices exploited by the Greek comic poets, from vocabulary and figures of speech (metaphors, similes, rhyme) to types of joke, obscenity, and the mechanisms of parody. Most of the chapters focus on Aristophanes and Old Comedy, which offers the richest arsenal of such techniques, but the less ploughed fields of Middle and New Comedy are also explored. Emphasis is placed on practical criticism and textual readings, on the examination of particular artifices of speech and the analysis of individual passages. The main purpose is to highlight the use of language for the achievement of the aesthetic, artistic, and intellectual purposes of ancient comedy, in particular for the generation of humour and comic effect, the delineation of characters, the transmission of ideological messages, and the construction of poetic meaning. The volume will be useful to scholars of ancient drama, linguists, students of humour, and scholars of Classical literature in general.

Author : Chris Carey,Mike Edwards,Brenda Griffith-Williams
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2024-03-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781527574847

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Evidence and Proof in Ancient Greece by Chris Carey,Mike Edwards,Brenda Griffith-Williams Pdf

Whether in the courts, Parliament or the pub, to persuade you need proof, be that argument- or evidence-based. But what counts as proof, and as satisfactory proof, varies from culture to culture and from context to context. This volume assembles a range of experts in ancient Greek literature to address the theme of proof from different angles and in the works of different authors and contexts. Much of the focus is on the Athenian orators, who discussed the nature and kinds of proof from at least the fourth century BC and are still the subject of lively debate. But demonstration through evidence and argument and the language of proof are not limited to the lawcourts. They have a place in other literary forms, prose and verse, including drama and historiography, and these too feature in the collection. The book will be of interest to students and professional scholars in the fields of Greek literature and law, and Greek social and political history.

Author : Andreas Serafim,Sophia Papaioannou
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783111338880

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Nonverbal Behaviour in Ancient Literature by Andreas Serafim,Sophia Papaioannou Pdf

The volume offers an up-to-date and nuanced study of a multi-thematic topic, expressions of which can be found abundantly in ancient Greek and Latin literature: nonverbal behaviour, i.e., vocalics, kinesics, proxemics, haptics, and chronemics. The individual chapters explore texts from Homer to the 4th century AD to discuss aspects of nonverbal behaviour and how these are linked to, reflect upon, and are informed by general cultural frameworks in ancient Greece and Rome. Material sources are also examined to enhance our knowledge and understanding of the texts.

Author : Rafał Matuszewski
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110758078

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Being Alone in Antiquity by Rafał Matuszewski Pdf

This volume aims to provide an interdisciplinary examination of various facets of being alone in Greco-Roman antiquity. Its focus is on solitude, social isolation and misanthropy, and the differing perceptions and experiences of and varying meanings and connotations attributed to them in the ancient world. Individual chapters examine a range of ancient contexts in which problems of solitude, loneliness, isolation and seclusion arose and were discussed, and in doing so shed light on some of humankind’s fundamental needs, fears and values.

Author : Matthew C. Farmer,Jeremy B. Lefkowitz
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2024-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781119622956

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A Companion to Aristophanes by Matthew C. Farmer,Jeremy B. Lefkowitz Pdf

Provides a comprehensive and systematic treatment of the life and work of Aristophanes A Companion to Aristophanes provides an invaluable set of foundational resources for undergraduates, graduate students, and scholars alike. More than a basic reference text, this innovative volume situates each of Aristophanes' surviving plays within discussion of key themes relevant to the study of the Aristophanic corpus. Throughout the Companion, an international panel of contributors incorporates material culture and performance context, offers methodological and theoretical insights into the study of Aristophanes, demonstrates the relevance of Aristophanes to modern life, and more. Each chapter focused on a particular play is paired with a theme that is exemplified by that play, such as gender, sexuality, religion, ritual, and satire. With an emphasis on understanding Greek comedy and its ancient Athenian context, the text includes approaches to Aristophanes through criticism, performance, translation, and teaching to encourage and inform future work on Greek comedy. Illustrating the vitality of contemporary engagement with one of the world's great literary figures, this comprehensive volume: Helps new readers and teachers of Aristophanes appreciate the broader importance of each play within the study of antiquity Offers sophisticated analyses of the Aristophanic corpus and its place in literary and cultural history Includes chapters focused on teaching Aristophanes, including one emphasizing performance Provides detailed syllabi and lesson plans for integrating the material into high school and college curricula A Companion to Aristophanes is an essential resource for advanced students and instructors in Classics, Ancient Literature, Comparative Literature, and Ancient Drama and Theater. It is also a must-have reference for academic scholars, university libraries, non-specialist Classicists and other literary critics researching ancient drama, and sophisticated general readers interested in Aristophanes, Greek drama, classical Athens, or the ancient Mediterranean world.

Author : Andreas N. Michalopoulos,Andreas Serafim,Flaminia Beneventano della Corte,Alessandro Vatri
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110611168

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The Rhetoric of Unity and Division in Ancient Literature by Andreas N. Michalopoulos,Andreas Serafim,Flaminia Beneventano della Corte,Alessandro Vatri Pdf

This volume, comprising 24 essays, aims to contribute to a developing appreciation of the capacity of rhetoric to reinforce affiliation or disaffiliation to groups. To this end, the essays span a variety of ancient literary genres (i.e. oratory, historical and technical prose, drama and poetry) and themes (i.e. audience-speaker, laughter, emotions, language, gender, identity, and religion).

Author : Jennifer L. Ferriss-Hill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1107441544

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Roman Satire and the Old Comic Tradition by Jennifer L. Ferriss-Hill Pdf

Quintilian famously claimed that satire was tota nostra, or totally ours, but this innovative volume demonstrates that many of Roman Satire's most distinctive characteristics derived from ancient Greek Old Comedy. Jennifer L. Ferriss-Hill analyzes the writings of Lucilius, Horace, and Persius, highlighting the features that they crafted on the model of Aristophanes and his fellow poets: the authoritative yet compromised author; the self-referential discussions of poetics that vacillate between defensive and aggressive; the deployment of personal invective in the service of literary polemics; and the abiding interest in criticizing individuals, types, and language itself. The first book-length study in English on the relationship between Roman Satire and Old Comedy, Roman Satire and the Old Comic Tradition will appeal to students and researchers in classics, comparative literature, and English.

Author : Joan Booth
Publisher : Classical Press of Wales
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007-12-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781910589496

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Cicero on the Attack by Joan Booth Pdf

Eight new essays, from a distinguished international cast, examine the techniques of Cicero's verbal aggression. Analysis includes political and forensic context but also Cicero's own formal theory of rhetoric and his debts to other genres, literary and dramatic.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 902 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11482157

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The Encyclopaedia Britannica by Anonim Pdf

Author : Daphne Elizabeth O'Regan
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Comedy
ISBN : 9780195070170

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Rhetoric, Comedy, and the Violence of Language in Aristophanes' Clouds by Daphne Elizabeth O'Regan Pdf

This is an intelligent and unusually thought-provoking reading of Aristophanes' Clouds. O'Regan focuses on logos, or the power of argument, and its effects, and on the self-awareness of the second Clouds as a comedy of logos directed toward an audience made resistant by devotion to the body. Within and without the play, logos meets defeat when confronted with human nature and desire. The argument conveys much insight into fifth-century thought and the play's workings, the more so because it balances rhetoric with comedy, and reminds the reader that this is a comic logos--explored in the comic mode, and connected with the intentions and vicissitudes of the first and second Clouds.

Author : Almut Fries,Dimitrios Kanellakis
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110645224

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Ancient Greek Comedy by Almut Fries,Dimitrios Kanellakis Pdf

This volume, in honour of Angus M. Bowie, collects seventeen original essays on Greek comedy. Its contributors treat questions of origin, genre and artistic expression, interpret individual plays from different angles (literary, historical, performative) and cover aspects of reception from antiquity to the 20th century. Topics that have not received much attention so far, such as the prehistory of Doric comedy or music in Old Comedy, receive a prominent place. The essays are arranged in three sections: (1) Genre, (2) Texts and Contexts, (3) Reception. Within each section the chapters are as far as possible arranged in chronological order, according to historical time or to the (putative) dates of the plays under discussion. Thus readers will be able to construe their own diachronic and thematic connections, for example between the portrayal of stock characters in early Doric farce and developed Attic New Comedy or between different forms of comic reception in the fourth century BC. The book is intended for professional scholars, graduate and undergraduate students. Its wide range of subjects and approaches will appeal not only to those working on Greek comedy, but to anyone interested in Greek drama and its afterlife.

Author : Mary Amelia Grant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1924
Category : Comic, The
ISBN : WISC:89010946119

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The Ancient Rhetorical Theories of the Laughable by Mary Amelia Grant Pdf