Between Grammar and Rhetoric

Dionysius of Halicarnassus on Language, Linguistics and Literature
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-90-04-16677-6
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 301, 458 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 895 g

Reihe: Mnemosyne, Supplements

The Greek rhetorician Dionysius of Halicarnassus was active in Augustan Rome. For a long time, modern scholars have regarded him as a rather mediocre critic, whose works were only interesting because of the references to earlier scholars and the citations of literary fragments. By interpreting Dionysius’ views within the context of his rhetorical programme, this book shows that Dionysius was in fact an intelligent scholar, who combined theories and methods from various language disciplines and used them for his own practical purposes. His rhetorical writings not only inform us about the linguistic knowledge of intellectuals at the end of the first century BC, but also demonstrate the close connections between philology, technical grammar, philosophy, music studies and rhetoric.

Zielgruppe

All those who study the history of rhetoric and the history of linguistics, as well as classical philologists and historians who are interested in the intellectual life in Augustan Rome.

Autoren/Hrsg.

de Jonge, Casper

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Griechische & Byzantinische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften Sprachphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprechwissenschaft, Rhetorik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sprachphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Antike Philosophie

Über Autor(innen)

de Jonge, Casper
Casper C. de Jonge, Ph.D. (2006) in Classics, is a Lecturer in Ancient Greek Language and Literature at Leiden University. He was the first winner of the Vivien Law Prize in the History of Linguistic Ideas (2004).