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KlappentextAcross several texts, Epicurus memorably and accessibly summarizes his doctrines. This study systematically analyzes Epicurus´ acts of summary, thereby closing a long-standing scholarly lacuna. To this end, a review of existing research is followed by an analysis of the terminology used in antiquity to designate philosophical and scientific compendia. The Epicurean sources are then surveyed chronologically. In two further chapters, Epicurean compendia are discussed in the broader context of ancient philosophical summaries. Their patterns of genre are illuminated not only on the basis of Epicurus´ own remarks but through related texts, in which authors explain the principles undergirding their own poetics of abridgement´. The concluding chapter advances an updated summary of Epicurus´ fragmentary "On Nature", interpreting his compendia not merely as sources for reconstructing the main treatise, but as texts with literary value in their own right. This monograph therefore provides the first complete presentation of Epicurean philosophical compendia, arguing for an interpretation of the rhetoric of philosophical texts while also being informed by metaliterary details afforded by other ancient sources.
ZusammenfassungDie Beiträge zur Altertumskunde enthalten Monographien, Sammelbände, Editionen, Übersetzungen und Kommentare zu Themen aus den Bereichen Klassische, Mittel- und Neulateinische Philologie, Alte Geschichte, Archäologie, Antike Philosophie sowie Nachwirken der Antike bis in die Neuzeit. Dadurch leistet die Reihe einen umfassenden Beitrag zur Erschließung klassischer Literatur und zur Forschung im gesamten Gebiet der Altertumswissenschaften.The volumes published in the series Beiträge zur Altertumskunde comprise monographs, collective volumes, editions, translations and commentaries on various topics from the fields of Greek and Latin Philology, Ancient History, Archeology, Ancient Philosophy as well as Classical Reception Studies. The series thus offers indispensable research tools for a wide range of disciplines related to Ancient Studies.
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ISBN/GTIN978-3-11-071146-2
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartGebunden
Verlag
Erscheinungsjahr2021
Erscheinungsdatum23.08.2021
Reihen-Nr.396
Seiten396 Seiten
SpracheItalienisch
Gewicht723 g
Illustrationen2 b/w tbl., 1 b/w graphics
Artikel-Nr.49348681
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GenreGeschichte/Politik