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Philodemus on Rhetoric books 1 and 2 : translation and exegetical essays
This thesis attempts to elucidate Philodemus' approach to one aspect of paideia, that of rhetoric as treated in the first two books of his On Rhetoric, and to account for this approach within the broader tradition of Epicurean thiking on this discipline. As a preliminary to the investigation of …
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Philodemus' ''peri poiematon'' and Horace's ''Ars Poetica'': Adapting Alexandrian aesthetics to Epicurean and Roman traditions
Philodemus, an Epicurean philosopher and poet of the first century B.C., attempted to modernize Epicureanism by integrating poetry into its doctrines. His goals in his $\pi\varepsilon\rho\grave{\iota} \pi o \iota\eta\mu\acute{\alpha}\tau\omega\nu$ were to refute carefully Epicurus' rejection of …
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The psychology of satire: Epicurean ethics in Horace's Sermones
… in Italy, the Epicurean philosopher and poet Philodemus of Gadara. This is done through considerations of Horace’s self-portrayal as a qualified moralist who meets Epicurean standards and employs their tools of investigation and correction. A large portion of the study is dedicated to the …
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P. Herc. 1570 Pieces 4, 5, 6a, 6b: [Philodemi] [De divitiis]
… convention,’ this work may be ascribed to Philodemus as one book from his multi-volume work <em>De divitiis</em>, sometimes called <em>De divitiis et povertate</em>, of which <em>P. Herc.</em> 163 contains Book 1 and <em>P. Herc.</em> 209 may contain another. And if the text truly refers to …
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Speech and Enchantment in Early Greek Thought from the Archaic to the Hellenistic Period
… important are Gorgias of Leontini, Plato, and Philodemus, who each remark in detail about the experience of enchantment. The study reveals that Greek writers use the language of enchantment to underscore a wide variety of effects that speech and song have on mind and body. These effects can …