Author

Publication

2011 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England

Language

English

Word Count

52,000 words, Guess

Page Count

208 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9781107009059
  • Open LibraryOL24827109M

Classifications

  • DDC876/.01
  • LCCPA6640.Z5 P58 2011

Alternate Titles

  • Panegyricus in the Roman world

Description

"Pliny's Panegyricus (AD 100) survives as a unique example of senatorial rhetoric from the early Roman Empire. It offers an eyewitness account of the last years of Domitian's principate, the reign of Nerva and Trajan's early years, and it communicates a detailed senatorial view on the behaviour expected of an emperor. It is an important document in the development of the ideals of imperial leadership, but it also contributes greatly to our understanding of imperial political culture more generally. This volume, the first ever devoted to the Panegyricus, contains expert studies of its key historical and rhetorical contexts, as well as important critical approaches to the published version of the speech and its influence in antiquity. It offers scholars of Roman history, literature and rhetoric an up-to-date overview of key approaches to the speech, and students and interested readers an authoritative introduction to this vital and under-appreciated speech"--

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  • Pliny's praise: the Panegyricus in the Roman worldCambridge University Press2011-01-01

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