| Between Grammar and Rhetoric: Dionysius of Halicarnassus on Language, Linguistics and Literature Contributor(s): de Jonge, Casper (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004166777 ISBN-13: 9789004166776 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $247.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: Dionysius of Halicarnassus has long been regarded as a rather mediocre critic. This book rehabilitates the Greek rhetorician by demonstrating the creative ways in which he integrated theories from different linguistic disciplines into a coherent programme of rhetoric. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Drama | Ancient & Classical - Literary Criticism | Medieval |
| Dewey: 882.01 |
| LCCN: 2008031292 |
| Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements |
| Physical Information: 472 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |