Greek Declamation And The Roman Empire

Author : William Edward Guast
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
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Release : 2023
Category : Greek literature
ISBN : 1009297147

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Greek Declamation and the Roman Empire by William Edward Guast Pdf

"A Greek declamation was an 'imaginary speech': a fictitious speech composed for a rhetorical scenario set in classical Greece. Although such speeches began as rhetorical exercises, under the high Roman empire they developed into a full-blown prestigious genre in their own right. This first monograph on Greek declamation for nearly forty years re-evaluates a genre that was central to Greek imperial literature and to ancient and modern notions of the 'Second Sophistic'. Rejecting traditional conceptions of the genre as 'nostalgic', this book considers the significance of Greek declamation's reenactment of classical history for its own times and integrates the genre into the wider history of the period. It shows through extended readings how the genre came to constitute a powerful and subtle instrument of identity formation and social interaction, and a site for free thinking on issues of major contemporary importance such as imperialism and inter-polis relations"--

Author : William Guast
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781009297165

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Greek Declamation and the Roman Empire by William Guast Pdf

A Greek declamation was an 'imaginary speech': a fictitious speech composed for a rhetorical scenario set in Classical Greece. Although such speeches began as rhetorical exercises, under the high Roman empire they developed into a full-blown prestigious genre in their own right. This first monograph on Greek declamation for nearly forty years re-evaluates a genre that was central to Greek imperial literature and to ancient and modern notions of the 'Second Sophistic'. Rejecting traditional conceptions of the genre as 'nostalgic', this book considers the significance of Greek declamation's re-enactment of classical history for its own times, and integrates the genre into the wider history of the period. It shows through extended readings how the genre came to constitute a powerful and subtle instrument of identity formation and social interaction, and a site for free thinking on issues of major contemporary importance such as imperialism and inter-polis relations.

Author : William Guast
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2023-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781009297127

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Greek Declamation and the Roman Empire by William Guast Pdf

Shows how Greek declamation's staging of the Classical past was of vital importance for the Greek imperial present.

Author : Mervin Dilts,George Kennedy
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004330313

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Two Greek Rhetorical Treatises from the Roman Empire by Mervin Dilts,George Kennedy Pdf

A revised Greek Text (the first in a century) and English translation (the first in any modern language) of the Art of Political Speech by a writer known as the Anonymous Seguerianus (ca. A.D. 200) and the Art of Rhetoric of Apsines of Gadara (ca. A.D. 230), with introduction, notes, and indices. These works provide evidence of how rhetoric was taught in Greek in the early centuries of the Roman Empire and show the continued development of an Aristotelian tradition before acceptance of the reorganization of the subject by Hermogenes. They complement each other in that the Anonymous was especially interested in debates about rhetorical theory, while Apsines' primary interest was in analysis of speeches of Demosthenes and other orators and in teaching declamation.

Author : David Konstan,Suzanne Saïd
Publisher : Cambridge Philological Society
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781913701352

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Greeks on Greekness by David Konstan,Suzanne Saïd Pdf

Karl Marx observed that ‘just when people seem engaged in revolutionizing themselves... they anxiously conjure up the spirits of the past to their service’. While the Greek east under Roman rule was not revolutionary, perhaps, in the sense that Marx had in mind, it was engaged in creating something that had not previously existed, in part just through the millennia-long involvement with its own tradition, which was continually being remodelled and readapted. It was an age that was intensely self-conscious about its relation to history, a consciousness that manifested itself not only in Attic purism and a reverence for antique literary models but also in ethnic identities, educational and religious institutions, and political interactions with – and even among – the Romans. In this volume, seven scholars explore some of the forms that this preoccupation with the Greek past assumed under Roman rule. Taken together, the chapters offer a kaleidoscopic view of how Greeks under the Roman Empire related to their past, indicating the multiple ways in which the classical tradition was problematised, adapted, transformed, and at times rejected. They thus provide a vivid image of a lived relation to tradition, one that was inventive rather than conservative and self-conscious rather than passive. The Greeks under Rome played with their heritage, as they played at being and not being the Greeks they continually studied and remembered.

Author : Daniel Jolowicz,Jaś Elsner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2023-01-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108484909

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Articulating Resistance under the Roman Empire by Daniel Jolowicz,Jaś Elsner Pdf

Explores the diverse forms of elite resistance to and in the Roman Empire, often in subtle and silent ways.

Author : Stanley Frederick Bonner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : Latin orations
ISBN : STANFORD:36105005699454

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Roman Declamation in the Late Republic and Early Empire by Stanley Frederick Bonner Pdf

Author : Michael Gagarin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 3369 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Civilization, Classical
ISBN : 9780195170726

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The Oxford encyclopedia of ancient Greece and Rome. - Vol. 1 - 7 by Michael Gagarin Pdf

Author : Martin T. Dinter,Charles Guérin,Marcos Martinho
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110352511

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Reading Roman Declamation by Martin T. Dinter,Charles Guérin,Marcos Martinho Pdf

As a genre situated at the crossroad of rhetoric and fiction, declamatio offers the freedom to experiment with new forms of discourse. Placing the literariness of (Ps)Quintilian’s oeuvre into the spotlight, this volume showcases declamation as a realm of genuine literary creation with its own theoretical underpinning, literary technique and generic conventions. It is of interest to students and scholars of rhetoric and Roman Literature.

Author : Richard Leo Enos
Publisher : Parlor Press LLC
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008-10-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781602350816

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Roman Rhetoric by Richard Leo Enos Pdf

Greek and Roman traditions dominate classical rhetoric. Conventional historical accounts characterize Roman rhetoric as an appropriation and modification of Greek rhetoric, particularly the rhetoric that flourished in fifth and fourth centuries BCE Athens. However, the origins, nature and endurance of this Greco-Roman relationship have not been thoroughly explained. Roman Rhetoric: Revolution and the Greek Influence reveals that while Romans did benefit from Athenian rhetoric, their own rhetoric was also influenced by later Greek and non-Hellenic cultures, particularly the Etruscan civilization that held hegemony over all of Italy for hundreds of years before Rome came to power.

Author : Ian Worthington
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 633 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-01-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781444334142

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A Companion to Greek Rhetoric by Ian Worthington Pdf

This complete guide to ancient Greek rhetoric is exceptional both in its chronological range and the breadth of topics it covers. Traces the rise of rhetoric and its uses from Homer to Byzantium Covers wider-ranging topics such as rhetoric's relationship to knowledge, ethics, religion, law, and emotion Incorporates new material giving us fresh insights into how the Greeks saw and used rhetoric Discusses the idea of rhetoric and examines the status of rhetoric studies, present and future All quotations from ancient sources are translated into English

Author : Carol S. Lipson,Roberta A. Binkley
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780791485033

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Rhetoric before and beyond the Greeks by Carol S. Lipson,Roberta A. Binkley Pdf

Focusing on ancient rhetoric outside of the dominant Western tradition, this collection examines rhetorical practices in Egypt, Mesopotamia, Israel, and China. The book uncovers alternate ways of understanding human behavior and explores how these rhetorical practices both reflected and influenced their cultures. The essays address issues of historiography and raise questions about the application of Western rhetorical concepts to these very different ancient cultures. A chapter on suggestions for teaching each of these ancient rhetorics is included.

Author : Anna C. Miller
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781620329054

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Corinthian Democracy by Anna C. Miller Pdf

In this innovative study, Anna Miller challenges prevailing New Testament scholarship that has largely dismissed the democratic civic assembly--the ekklēsia--as an institution that retained real authority in the first century CE. Using an interdisciplinary approach, she examines a range of classical and early imperial sources to demonstrate that ekklēsia democracy continued to saturate the eastern Roman Empire, widely impacting debates over authority, gender, and speech. In the first letter to the Corinthians, she demonstrates that Paul's persuasive rhetoric is itself shaped and constrained by the democratic discourse he shares with his Corinthian audience. Miller argues that these first-century Corinthians understood their community as an authoritative democratic assembly in which leadership and "citizenship" cohered with the public speech and discernment open to each. This Corinthian identity illuminates struggles and debates throughout the letter, including those centered on leadership, community dynamics, and gender. Ultimately, Miller's study offers new insights into the tensions that inform Paul's letter. In turn, these insights have critical implications for the dialogue between early Judaism and Hellenism, the study of ancient politics and early Christianity, and the place of gender in ancient political discourse.

Author : Eugenio Amato,Francesco Citti,Bart Huelsenbeck
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-10
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9783110402087

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Law and Ethics in Greek and Roman Declamation by Eugenio Amato,Francesco Citti,Bart Huelsenbeck Pdf

Ancient declamation—the practice of delivering speeches on the basis of fictitious scenarios—defies easy categorization. It stands at the crossroads of several modern disciplines. It is only within the past few decades that the full complexity of declamation, and the promise inherent in its study, have come to be recognized. This volume, which contains thirteen essays from an international team of scholars, engages with the multidisciplinary nature of declamation, focusing in particular on the various interactions in declamation between rhetoric, literature, law, and ethics. Contributions pursue a range of topics, but also complement each other. Separate essays by Brescia, Lentano, and Lupi explore social roles—their tensions and expectations—as defined through declamation. With similar emphasis on historical circumstances, Quiroga Puertas and Tomassi consider the adaptation of rhetorical material to frame contemporary realities. Schwartz draws attention to the sometimes hazy borderline between declamation and the courtroom. The relationship between laws and declamation, a topic of abiding importance, is examined in studies by Berti, Breij, and Johansson. Also with an eye to the complex interaction between laws and declamation, Pasetti offers a narratological analysis of cases of poisoning. Citti discovers the concept of natural law represented in declamatory material. While looking at a case of extreme cruelty, Huelsenbeck evaluates the nature of declamatory language, emphasizing its use as an integral instrument of performance events. Zinsmaier looks at discourse on the topic of torture in rhetorical and legal contexts.

Author : Garrett Ryan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000424904

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Greek Cities and Roman Governors by Garrett Ryan Pdf

This volume uses the travels of Roman governors to explore how authority was defined in and by the public places of Greek cities. By demonstrating that the places where imperial officials and local notables met were integral to the strategies by which they communicated with one another, Greek Cities and Roman Governors sheds new light on the significance of civic space in the Roman provinces. It also presents a fresh perspective on the monumental cityscapes of Roman Asia Minor, epicenter of the greatest building boom in classical history. Though of special interest to scholars and students of Roman Asia Minor, Greek Cities and Roman Governors offers broad insights into Roman imperialism and the ancient city.