J.L. Vives: Declamationes Sullanae II

Introductory Material, Declamations III-V. Edited and Translated with an Introduction
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-90-04-22364-6
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 9, 314 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 620 g

Reihe: Selected Works of Juan Luis Vives

This is a critical, annotated, bilingual edition, with introduction and cumulative indices, of the last three of Vives' five speeches on the abdication of Sulla, the Roman Republican dictator. These five declamations form an unprecedented dramatic ensemble, grounded in thorough familiarity with the ancient sources, but amplified occasionally by elements of historical fiction.

The third oration is Sulla's formal abdication, defending his sometimes savage record. In the fourth, Sulla's enemy Lepidus the new consul promises to undo Sulla's program; in the fifth, at Sulla's death, Lepidus continues his unrestrained attack on Sulla's morals, henchmen, and constitutional alterations. The five-speech ensemble, dedicated to the Emperor Charles V's youthful brother Ferdinand, explores political and ethical issues while exemplifying Vives' remarkable generic versatility.

Zielgruppe

All those interested in Neo-Latin prose, Renaissance rhetoric (particularly declamation), Northern humanism, Renaissance reception of historical sources (especially Sallust, Plutarch and Appian), and dramatic re-creation of Roman historical events.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vives, Juan Luis

V George, Edward

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literatur: Editionen, Kritische Editionen
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Lateinische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Römische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Introduction
I. The Distinctive Nature of the Declamationes Sullanae
II. Influential Antecedents
III. The Purposes of the Declamationes Sullanae
IV. Vives and the Sources
V. Outlines of d3, d4, d5
VI. Historical Setting: Sulla’s Power after Abdication
VII. The Speaker in d4 and d5: Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
VIII. Lepidus’ Reform Program and Its Fate
IX. Chronology
Bibliography and Abbreviations
Sigla
Declamatio Tertia
Declamatio Quarta
Declamatio Quinta
Appendix: Speech by Marcus Aemilius Lepidus from Sallust, Histories
Index Nominum
Index Locorum

Über Autor(innen)

Edward V. George (Ph.D, University of Wisconsin, 1966) is Professor Emeritus of Classics at Texas Tech University. He has published extensively on Vives, including explorations of Vives' rhetoric and a bilingual edition of the Somnium et vigilia in Somnium Scipionis.

Anna Hinkle (BS, Kutztown State, Pennsylvania; MA, Classical Humanities, Texas Tech University) studied Classics at Austin College, Sherman, TX, the University of Dallas, Texas Tech, and the American Academy in Rome. She teaches Latin, all levels, at Sherman High School.