Roman Rhetoric

Richard Leo Enos

Description

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.

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• Publié par: Parlor Press, LLC
• Date de parution: 17 octobre 2008
• Nombre de lectures: 2
• EAN13: 9781602350816
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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Richard Leo Enos

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Roman Retoric

Revolution and te Greek Influence

Revised and Expanded Edition

Ricard Leo Enos

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Enos, Ricard Leo. Roman retoric : revolution and te Greek influence / Ricard Leo Enos. -- Rev. and expanded ed.  p. cm. -- (Lauer series in retoric and composition) Includes bibliograpical references and index. ISBN 97-1-035-079-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) -- ISBN 97-1-035-00-9 (ardcover : alk. paper) -- ISBN 97-1-035-01- (adobe ebook) 1. Retoric, Ancient. . Latin language--Foreign elements--Greek. 3. Rome--Civilization--Greek influences. 4. Greek language--Influence on Latin. 5. Rome--Intellectual life. I. Title. PA35.E5 00 0’.0471--dc  00041909

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Contents

Acknowledgments xi Preface xv 1 Etruscan Influences on te Development of Roman Retoric and Literature 3

 Forces Saping te Transition from Greek to Roman Retoric 23 3 Kairosin te Roman Reception of Greek Retoric 38 4 Wen Retoric Was Outlawed in Rome: Te Censure of Greek Retoric and te Emergence of Roman Declamation 63

5 Te “Latinization” of Greek Retoric: A Revolution of Attitude 79  Te “Hellenization” of Marcus Tullius Cicero 106 7 Cicero “Latinizes” HellenicEtos 123

 Te Effects of te Roman Revolution on te Retorical Tradition of Atens and te Second Sopistic 138

9 A Study of te Roman Patronage of Greek Oratorical and Literary Contests: Te Ampiareion of Oropos 152

10 Retoric at Rodes: Greek Retoric in a Roman World 164

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11 Severance and Restraint: Retoric in te Greek- Speaking East and te Latin-Speaking West 180

1 Conclusion: Te Symbiotic Relationsip of Greek Retoric and Roman Culture 197

Works Consulted 201 Works Cited 205 Index 213 About te Autor 221

Illustrations

Figure 1. Ancient Italy. 5 Figure . Ancient Etruscan Settlements in Nortern Italy.  Figure 3. Romanticized Victorian Rendering of Etruscan Warriors. 14 Figure 4. Reproduction of Early Retrograde Etruscan Alpabet. 1 Figure 5. Latin Cursive Alpabet. 17 Figure . Comparative Cirograpic Alpabets. 1 Figure 7. Soutern Italy and Sicily. 7 Figure . Soutern Italy. 34 Figure 9. Te Forum During te Time of te Roman Republic. 40 Figure 10. Te Roman Forum in te late Twentiet Century. 41 Figure 11. Rome and Environs. 7 Figure 1.Latinum and Campania. 7 Figure 13. Ancient Sicily. 11 Figure 14. Te Dynamics of CiceronianEtos. 135 Figure 15. Evidence of Roman Patronage in te Atenian Agora. 143 st Figure 1. Model of te Odeion, Pase I, seen from te NW, late 1 Century BCE. 145 Figure 17. Nort Façade of te Odeion, mid-nd Century CE, wit addition of Giants and Titans. 14 Figure 1. Regulations of te Library of Pantainos in te Atenian Agora. 147 Figure 19. Greece, te Aegean, and Western Asia Minor. 17

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