Dionysius of Halicarnassus and Augustan Rome
Dionysius of Halicarnassus and Augustan Rome
Casper C. de Jonge, Rijksuniversiteit Leiden, The Netherlands
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.
- Offers the first English volume on the Greek critic, rhetorician and historian Dionysius of Halicarnassus
- Interprets the Greek works of Dionysius of Halicarnassus in the context of Augustan Rome
- Presents Dionysius' rhetorical-critical essays and his history of Rome as two parts of one coherent programme
Reviews & endorsements
'… Dionysius of Halicarnassus comprises an excellent and coherent collection of papers focused on bridging genres and cultures.' Emma Nicholson, 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, Bryn Mawr Classical Review (BMCR)
Product details
February 2024Paperback
9781108465588
310 pages
229 × 152 × 17 mm
0.454kg
Available
Table of Contents
- Introduction Casper C. de Jonge and Richard Hunter
- Part I. Dionysius and Augustan Rhetoric and Literary Criticism:
- 1. Dionysius of Halicarnassus and the idea of the critic Richard Hunter
- 2. Experiencing the past: language, time, and historical consciousness in Dionysian criticism Nicolas Wiater
- 3. Dionysius' Demosthenes and Augustan Atticism Harvey Yunis
- 4. Dionysius and Lysias' charm Laura Viidebaum
- Part II. Dionysius and Augustan Historiography:
- 5. The expansive scale of the Roman Antiquities Stephen P. Oakley
- 6. Ways of killing women: Dionysius on the deaths of Horatia and Lucretia Clemence Schultze
- 7. The prehistory of the Roman polis in Dionysius Matthew Fox
- Part III. Dionysius and Augustan Rome:
- 8. Dionysius on regime change Christopher Pelling
- 9. How Roman are the Antiquities? The Decemvirate according to Dionysius Daniel Hogg
- 10. Dionysius and Horace: composition in Augustan Rome Casper C. de Jonge
- Envoi: migrancy Joy Connolly.
