1st Edition
Philodemus on Rhetoric Books 1 and 2 Translation and Exegetical Essays
By Clive Chandler
Copyright 2006
244 Pages
by
Routledge
244 Pages
by
Routledge
244 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Epicureans were notorious in antiquity for denigrating most forms of civic participation and for rejecting those cultural activities (such as poetry, music, and rhetoric) which are broadly labelled paideia. In this, as in all else, they ostensibly took their cue from Epicurus and the other founders of the School. In contrast to this, the Epicurean Philodemus, who lived and wrote in Italy in... Read more
Preface and Acknowledgments Chapter I: Introduction Chapter II: Translation Chapter III: Arguments for and against Chapter IV: Philodemus on art and rhetoric Chapter V: Textual authority Chapter VI: Psychagogia and Philodemus' On Rhetoric Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
Biography
Clive Edward Chandler was educated in Britain, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. PhD from University of Cape Town where I am a lecturer in Classics. He has published papers on Philodemus and Petronius.
