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Cornelius Nepos
A Study in the Evidence and Influence
Lobur, John
The University of Michigan Press
09/2021
328
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Inglês
9780472132744
15 a 20 dias
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Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Nepos' Nachleben.
I: Ancient Criticism.
II: Esteem for and Influence of Nepos.
III: Nepos, Atticus, and Varro.
IV: Further Influences on Roman Literary Culture.
V. Nepos and the Formation of the Modern Nation-State.
Chapter 2: Error and Accuracy in Nepos.
I: The Origin of a Skewed View.
II: Errors in Plain Sight?
III: The Limits of Memory and the Purpose of Biography.
IV: Projecting Expectations
V: Source or Inventio?
VI: The Infinite Generation of Errors.
Chapter 3: The Sources of a Learned Biographer.
I: Nepos' Mastery of Greek.
II: The Direct Use of Sources.
III A New Picture of Nepos the Scholar.
Chapter 4: Nepos' Contemporary Relationships.
I: Catullus and Cicero.
II: Titus Pomponius Atticus.
III: Nepos' Purpose and Audience.
Chapter 5: The Fragments of Nepos and their Cultural-Ideological Context.
I: Nepos in the wider Discourse of Roman Decadence.
II: Nepos as Elder.
III: Nepos and the New Archaic Lifestyle.<
IV: Nepos and Cato the Elder.
V: Nepos at the Intersection of Culture and Power.
Chapter 6: Cornelius Nepos and Triumviral Political Ideology.
I. Introduction: Nepos and the Transition from Republic to Empire.
II: A "Just" Tyrant? The Miltiades.
III: The Anti-triumviral, Anti-tyrannical Stance of the Thrasybulus.
IV: Tyranny and Faction in the Alcibiades, Phocion and Dion.
V: Obedient Generals: Agesilaus, Epaminondas, Scipio Africanus and the Senate.
VI: Nepos and the Political Environment at Rome.
Chapter 7: Cornelius Nepos and the Articulation of Political Etiquette
I: The Extraordinary Nature of Nepos' Generals.
II: Managing Fear and Resentment in the Lives.
III: The Timoleon: A Literary Model for the Principate.
IV: Recusatio, Modestia and other Points of Contact with Imperial Ideology.
Chapter 8: Concluding Remarks.
I. A Paradigm Shift for Nepos.
II. Nepos' Vocabulary of Leadership and its Applicability to Roman Experience.
III. Nepos and the Articulation of Imperial Ideology.
Bibliography
Introduction
Chapter 1: Nepos' Nachleben.
I: Ancient Criticism.
II: Esteem for and Influence of Nepos.
III: Nepos, Atticus, and Varro.
IV: Further Influences on Roman Literary Culture.
V. Nepos and the Formation of the Modern Nation-State.
Chapter 2: Error and Accuracy in Nepos.
I: The Origin of a Skewed View.
II: Errors in Plain Sight?
III: The Limits of Memory and the Purpose of Biography.
IV: Projecting Expectations
V: Source or Inventio?
VI: The Infinite Generation of Errors.
Chapter 3: The Sources of a Learned Biographer.
I: Nepos' Mastery of Greek.
II: The Direct Use of Sources.
III A New Picture of Nepos the Scholar.
Chapter 4: Nepos' Contemporary Relationships.
I: Catullus and Cicero.
II: Titus Pomponius Atticus.
III: Nepos' Purpose and Audience.
Chapter 5: The Fragments of Nepos and their Cultural-Ideological Context.
I: Nepos in the wider Discourse of Roman Decadence.
II: Nepos as Elder.
III: Nepos and the New Archaic Lifestyle.<
IV: Nepos and Cato the Elder.
V: Nepos at the Intersection of Culture and Power.
Chapter 6: Cornelius Nepos and Triumviral Political Ideology.
I. Introduction: Nepos and the Transition from Republic to Empire.
II: A "Just" Tyrant? The Miltiades.
III: The Anti-triumviral, Anti-tyrannical Stance of the Thrasybulus.
IV: Tyranny and Faction in the Alcibiades, Phocion and Dion.
V: Obedient Generals: Agesilaus, Epaminondas, Scipio Africanus and the Senate.
VI: Nepos and the Political Environment at Rome.
Chapter 7: Cornelius Nepos and the Articulation of Political Etiquette
I: The Extraordinary Nature of Nepos' Generals.
II: Managing Fear and Resentment in the Lives.
III: The Timoleon: A Literary Model for the Principate.
IV: Recusatio, Modestia and other Points of Contact with Imperial Ideology.
Chapter 8: Concluding Remarks.
I. A Paradigm Shift for Nepos.
II. Nepos' Vocabulary of Leadership and its Applicability to Roman Experience.
III. Nepos and the Articulation of Imperial Ideology.
Bibliography
Este título pertence ao(s) assunto(s) indicados(s). Para ver outros títulos clique no assunto desejado.
Triumviral period; Triumvirate; culture and ideology; Cornelius Nepos; Roman literary culture; Roman biography; ancient biography; Roman principate; early empire; imperial ideology; reception studies; Roman historiography; Fürstenspiegel; mirror for princes; Roman military; Roman political culture; invention of tradition; using the past to shape the present; Roman military leadership; Roman intellectual life
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Nepos' Nachleben.
I: Ancient Criticism.
II: Esteem for and Influence of Nepos.
III: Nepos, Atticus, and Varro.
IV: Further Influences on Roman Literary Culture.
V. Nepos and the Formation of the Modern Nation-State.
Chapter 2: Error and Accuracy in Nepos.
I: The Origin of a Skewed View.
II: Errors in Plain Sight?
III: The Limits of Memory and the Purpose of Biography.
IV: Projecting Expectations
V: Source or Inventio?
VI: The Infinite Generation of Errors.
Chapter 3: The Sources of a Learned Biographer.
I: Nepos' Mastery of Greek.
II: The Direct Use of Sources.
III A New Picture of Nepos the Scholar.
Chapter 4: Nepos' Contemporary Relationships.
I: Catullus and Cicero.
II: Titus Pomponius Atticus.
III: Nepos' Purpose and Audience.
Chapter 5: The Fragments of Nepos and their Cultural-Ideological Context.
I: Nepos in the wider Discourse of Roman Decadence.
II: Nepos as Elder.
III: Nepos and the New Archaic Lifestyle.<
IV: Nepos and Cato the Elder.
V: Nepos at the Intersection of Culture and Power.
Chapter 6: Cornelius Nepos and Triumviral Political Ideology.
I. Introduction: Nepos and the Transition from Republic to Empire.
II: A "Just" Tyrant? The Miltiades.
III: The Anti-triumviral, Anti-tyrannical Stance of the Thrasybulus.
IV: Tyranny and Faction in the Alcibiades, Phocion and Dion.
V: Obedient Generals: Agesilaus, Epaminondas, Scipio Africanus and the Senate.
VI: Nepos and the Political Environment at Rome.
Chapter 7: Cornelius Nepos and the Articulation of Political Etiquette
I: The Extraordinary Nature of Nepos' Generals.
II: Managing Fear and Resentment in the Lives.
III: The Timoleon: A Literary Model for the Principate.
IV: Recusatio, Modestia and other Points of Contact with Imperial Ideology.
Chapter 8: Concluding Remarks.
I. A Paradigm Shift for Nepos.
II. Nepos' Vocabulary of Leadership and its Applicability to Roman Experience.
III. Nepos and the Articulation of Imperial Ideology.
Bibliography
Introduction
Chapter 1: Nepos' Nachleben.
I: Ancient Criticism.
II: Esteem for and Influence of Nepos.
III: Nepos, Atticus, and Varro.
IV: Further Influences on Roman Literary Culture.
V. Nepos and the Formation of the Modern Nation-State.
Chapter 2: Error and Accuracy in Nepos.
I: The Origin of a Skewed View.
II: Errors in Plain Sight?
III: The Limits of Memory and the Purpose of Biography.
IV: Projecting Expectations
V: Source or Inventio?
VI: The Infinite Generation of Errors.
Chapter 3: The Sources of a Learned Biographer.
I: Nepos' Mastery of Greek.
II: The Direct Use of Sources.
III A New Picture of Nepos the Scholar.
Chapter 4: Nepos' Contemporary Relationships.
I: Catullus and Cicero.
II: Titus Pomponius Atticus.
III: Nepos' Purpose and Audience.
Chapter 5: The Fragments of Nepos and their Cultural-Ideological Context.
I: Nepos in the wider Discourse of Roman Decadence.
II: Nepos as Elder.
III: Nepos and the New Archaic Lifestyle.<
IV: Nepos and Cato the Elder.
V: Nepos at the Intersection of Culture and Power.
Chapter 6: Cornelius Nepos and Triumviral Political Ideology.
I. Introduction: Nepos and the Transition from Republic to Empire.
II: A "Just" Tyrant? The Miltiades.
III: The Anti-triumviral, Anti-tyrannical Stance of the Thrasybulus.
IV: Tyranny and Faction in the Alcibiades, Phocion and Dion.
V: Obedient Generals: Agesilaus, Epaminondas, Scipio Africanus and the Senate.
VI: Nepos and the Political Environment at Rome.
Chapter 7: Cornelius Nepos and the Articulation of Political Etiquette
I: The Extraordinary Nature of Nepos' Generals.
II: Managing Fear and Resentment in the Lives.
III: The Timoleon: A Literary Model for the Principate.
IV: Recusatio, Modestia and other Points of Contact with Imperial Ideology.
Chapter 8: Concluding Remarks.
I. A Paradigm Shift for Nepos.
II. Nepos' Vocabulary of Leadership and its Applicability to Roman Experience.
III. Nepos and the Articulation of Imperial Ideology.
Bibliography
Este título pertence ao(s) assunto(s) indicados(s). Para ver outros títulos clique no assunto desejado.
Triumviral period; Triumvirate; culture and ideology; Cornelius Nepos; Roman literary culture; Roman biography; ancient biography; Roman principate; early empire; imperial ideology; reception studies; Roman historiography; Fürstenspiegel; mirror for princes; Roman military; Roman political culture; invention of tradition; using the past to shape the present; Roman military leadership; Roman intellectual life
