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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      12 October 2018
      01 November 2018
      ISBN:
      9781108647632
      9781108474900
      9781108465588
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108647632
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.59kg, 310 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.454kg, 312 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Ancient History, Classical Studies, Classical Studies (General), Classical Literature
      Series:
      Greek Culture in the Roman World
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    Subjects:
    Ancient History, Classical Studies, Classical Studies (General), Classical Literature
    Series:
    Greek Culture in the Roman World
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    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.

    Reviews

    '… Dionysius of Halicarnassus comprises an excellent and coherent collection of papers focused on bridging genres and cultures.'

    Emma Nicholson Source: The Classical Review

    ‘… this volume will offer a highly valuable tool not only for scholars interested in Dionysius’ works, but also for those investigating Augustan and Early Imperial literature in general as well as the cultural and social changes surrounding the Mediterranean world at that time.’

    Beatrice Poletti Source: Bryn Mawr Classical Review (BMCR)

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