Dionysius Of Halicarnassus And Augustan Rome: Rhetoric, Criticism And Historiography (greek Culture In The Roman World)

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. Edited By Richard Hunter, Casper C. De Jonge. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. 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 The Augustan Age was the Golden Age of Latin literature. This book explores how a Greek author of Augustan Rome bridged the gap between Greece and Rome, and between historiography and rhetoric. Indispensable for scholars of Augustan Rome and for students of Greek and Latin literature.