Greek declamation and the roman empire
Auteur :
Guast, William
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781009297141
Date de publication :
11 sept. 2025
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Re-evaluates a genre that was central to the Greek literature of the high Roman empire. Rejecting traditional conceptions of the genre as 'nostalgic', it explores the significance of Greek declamation's re-enactment of classical history for its own times and how it contributed to identity formation, social interaction and political discussion.