Hausburg / Gaertner Caesar and the Bellum Alexandrinum
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-647-25300-8
Verlag: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
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An Analysis of Style, Narrative Technique, and the Reception of Greek Historiography
E-Book, Englisch, Band Band 192, 372 Seiten
Reihe: Hypomnemata
ISBN: 978-3-647-25300-8
Verlag: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Format: PDF
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Prof. Dr. Jan Felix Gaertner ist Professor für Klassische Philologie mit Schwerpunkt Lateinische Philologie an der Universität zu Köln.
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Rezeption, literarische Einflüsse und Beziehungen
- Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Lateinische Literatur
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie
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1;Cover
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2;Title Page;4
3;Copyright;5
4;Preface;6
5;Table of Contents;8
6;Body;12
7;Abbreviations and other conventions;12
8;1. Introduction;14
9;2. The Bellum Alexandrinum and the Corpus Caesarianum;16
9.1;2.1. The composition and publication of the Bellum Gallicum and Bellum Civile;16
9.2;2.2. The evidence of Suetonius’ Vita Divi Iulii and the Epistula ad Balbum;22
9.2.1;(a) Suetonius’ Vita Divi Iulii;22
9.2.2;(b) The Epistula ad Balbum;23
10;3. Language and style of the Bellum Alexandrinum ;32
10.1;3.1. The Bellum Alexandrinum and the language and style of Hirt. Gal. 8;32
10.2;3.2. The hypothesis of the anonymous dilettante ;37
10.3;3.3. The analytical approach of Landgraf, Zingerle, Dahms, and Pötter;40
10.4;3.4. Objections to the analytical approach;42
10.4.1;(a) Un-Caesarian or Hirtian usages;43
10.4.2;(b) Linguistic features attested in B.Alex. 1–21 and B.Alex. 22–78;46
10.4.3;(c) An alternative explanation of the Caesarian iuncturae in B.Alex. 1–21;47
10.4.4;(d) Objections concerning the contents of the Bellum Alexandrinum;48
10.5;3.5. New evidence for the heterogeneous character of the Bellum Alexandrinum;54
10.5.1;(a) Usages which are absent from B.Alex. 1–21, but frequent in B.Alex. 22–78;56
10.5.2;(b) Usages which are common in B.Alex. 1–21, but absent from B.Alex. 22–78;59
10.5.3;(c) Relative clauses and connective relatives;62
10.5.4;(d) Sentence-initial ablatives absolute;64
10.5.5;(e) Sentence-initial verbs;66
10.5.6;(f) Connective adverbs and particles;68
10.5.7;(g) Adversative and disjunctive conjunctions;68
10.5.8;(h) Copulative conjunctions;71
10.5.9;(i) Subordinating conjunctions;73
10.6;3.6. Conclusion;74
11;4. Literary technique and historiographical method ;75
11.1;4.1. The density and quality of the historical information;75
11.1.1;(a) The events in Lower Egypt (B.Alex. 1–33);75
11.1.2;(b) The events in Asia Minor, Illyricum, and Spain (B.Alex. 34–78);89
11.2;4.2. The presentation and evaluation of the historical events ;94
11.2.1;(a) Political and ethical vocabulary;95
11.2.2;(b) The representation of Caesar and the Caesarians;97
11.3;(c) The representation of Caesar’s enemies;107
11.3.1;(d) The representation of Caesar’s generals and allies;110
11.4;4.3. Concepts of historical change: human and divine agency;111
11.5;4.4. The temporal perspective;118
11.6;4.5. The Bellum Alexandrinum and earlier historiography;123
11.6.1;(a) Caesarian diction and Thucydidean motifs in B.Alex. 13–16;123
11.6.2;(b) Further Thucydidean elements in B.Alex. 1–21 and 22–78;135
11.6.3;(c) The Bellum Alexandrinum and the ‘Thucydidean fashion’ of the 50s and 40s B. C.;138
11.6.4;(d) The account of Euphranor’s death (B.Alex. 25) ;141
11.6.5;(e) The influence of Hellenistic historiography;145
11.6.6;(f) The influence of earlier Roman historiography;151
11.6.7;(g) Consequences for the composition, aims, and target audience of B.Alex. 22–78;154
12;5. The publication of the Bellum Alexandrinum and its historical context;156
12.1;5.1. The book division after Civ. 3.112 and its political significance ;156
12.2;5.2. The Bellum Alexandrinum and three pieces of biographical information;158
12.3;5.3. The political context and function of the Corpus Caesarianum ;161
13;6. Conclusion;165
14;Appendices ;168
14.1;Appendix A: The authorship and authenticity of the Epistula ad Balbum and Gal. 8;170
14.2;Appendix B: hostis, inimicus and the date of composition of the Bellum Civile;186
14.3;Appendix C: The book division between Civ. 1 and Civ. 2;190
14.4;Appendix D: The chronology of the events in the two Hispaniae, Africa, and at Massilia;205
14.5;Introduction to appendices E to J;216
14.6;Appendix E: The vocabulary of Hirt. Gal. 8 and the Bellum Alexandrinum;217
14.6.1;1. Expressions attested in the Bellum Alexandrinum, but not in the Caesarian commentarii or Hirt. Gal. 8;217
14.6.2;2. Expressions attested in the Bellum Alexandrinum and the Caesarian commentarii, but not in Hirt. Gal. 8;220
14.6.3;3. Expressions attested in the Bellum Alexandrinum and Hirt. Gal. 8, but not in the Caesarian commentarii;224
14.6.4;4. Words attested several times in Hirt. Gal. 8, but absent from the Bellum Alexandrinum;225
14.7;Appendix F: The distribution of hapax legomena in the Caesarian commentarii;226
14.8;Appendix G: Significant expressions that occur several times in B.Alex. 1–78;237
14.8.1;1. Expressions that are attested in B.Alex. 1–21 and 22–78;237
14.8.2;2. Expressions that occur several times in B.Alex. 22–78, but are absent from B.Alex. 1–21;238
14.9;Appendix H: Significant collocations shared by the Bellum Alexandrinum and Hirt. Gal. 8;240
14.10;Appendix I: Significant parallels between the Bellum Alexandrinum and the Caesarian commentarii;247
14.10.1;1. Significant parallels between the Caesarian commentarii and B.Alex. 1–21;247
14.10.2;2. Significant parallels between the Caesarian commentarii and B.Alex. 22–78;266
14.11;Appendix J: Expressions wrongly classified as Hirtian or un-Caesarian in the past;269
14.11.1;1. Expressions that are paralleled in the Caesarian commentarii;269
14.11.2;2. Expressions that can be compared to similar collocations in the Caesarian commentarii;281
14.12;Appendix K: Pronouns and connectives in Caesar, the Bellum Alexandrinum, and Hirtius;287
14.12.1;1. Relative and demonstrative pronouns;287
14.12.2;2. Copulative conjunctions and enim/nam;288
14.12.3;3. at, autem, sed, tamen, vero;289
14.12.4;4. praeterea, ita, itaque, sic, and interim;290
14.12.5;5. post(ea)quam, cum + subj., and ut (temporale);291
14.13;Appendix L: Political value-terms and expressions pointing to emotions;292
14.13.1;1. Worthiness and good reputation ;292
14.13.2;2. Unworthiness, indignity, disgrace;293
14.13.3;3. Personal influence, power, might;294
14.13.4;4. Friendship and enmity;294
14.13.5;5. fides;295
14.13.6;6. Virtues;296
14.13.7;7. Vices;298
14.13.8;8. Emotions;300
14.14;Appendix M: Maps;304
15;Bibliography;307
16;Indexes;331
16.1;Index of passages;331
16.2;Index of Latin words and phrases;338
16.3;Index of Greek words and phrases;351
16.4;General index
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17;Back Cover
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