UID:
almahu_9949463830602882
Format:
1 online resource (395 p.)
ISBN:
9783110259117
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9783110621099
Series Statement:
Untersuchungen zur antiken Literatur und Geschichte , 105
Content:
So far, the critical writings of Dionysius of Halicarnassus have mainly attracted interest from historians of ancient linguistics. The Ideology of Classicism proposes a novel approach to Dionysius' œuvre as a whole by providing the first systematic study of Greek classicism from the perspective of cultural identity. Drawing on cultural anthropology and Social Identity Theory, Wiater explores the world-view bound up with classicist criticism. Only from within this ideological framework can we understand why Greek and Roman intellectuals in Augustan Rome strove to speak and write like Demosthenes, Lysias, and Isocrates. Topics addressed by this study include Dionysius' view of the classical past; mimesis and the aesthetics of reading; language and identity; Dionysius' view of the Romans, their power and the role of Greek culture within it; Greek classicism and the contemporary controversy about Roman identity among Roman intellectuals; the self-image as Greek intellectuals in the Roman empire of Dionysius and his addressees; the dialogic design of Dionysius' essays and how it implements a sense of elitism and distinction; Dionysius' attitudes towards communities competing with him for leadership in rhetorical education and criticism, such as the Peripatetics and Stoics.
Note:
Dissertation Univ. Bonn 2008.
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Frontmatter --
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Preface --
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Table of Contents --
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1. Introduction: The Aims and Methods of This Study --
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2. Reviving the Past: Language and Identity in Dionysius' Classicism --
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3. History and Criticism: The Construction of a Classicist Past --
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4. Knowledge and Elitism: Being a Classicist Critic --
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5. Enacting Distinction: The Interactive Structure of Dionysius' Writings --
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6. Conclusions --
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References --
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Indices
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Issued also in print.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
DGBA Backlist Classics and Near East Studies 2000-2014 (EN), De Gruyter, 9783110621099
In:
DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1, De Gruyter, 9783110238570
In:
DGBA Classics and Near East Studies 2000 - 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110636178
In:
E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2011, De Gruyter, 9783110261189
In:
E-BOOK PACKAGE ENGLISH LANGUAGES TITLES 2011, De Gruyter, 9783110261233
In:
E-BOOK PAKET ALTERTUM 2011, De Gruyter, 9783110261219
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110256581
Language:
English
Subjects:
Ancient Studies
Keywords:
Hochschulschrift
DOI:
10.1515/9783110259117
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110259117
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110259117
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https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=798002
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