On Thucydides
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On Thucydides is a critical essay by the ancient Greek rhetorician Dionysius of Halicarnassus that evaluates the style and historiographical methods of the historian Thucydides.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
critical essay
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literary work ⓘ rhetorical treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
define good historical style
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guide orators and historians ⓘ |
| analyzes |
narrative technique of Thucydides
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use of speeches in Thucydides ⓘ |
| author | Dionysius of Halicarnassus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparesWith | Herodotus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| criticizes |
complexity of Thucydides' syntax
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harshness of Thucydides' diction ⓘ lack of emotional appeal in Thucydides ⓘ obscurity in Thucydides' style ⓘ |
| evaluates |
historiographical methods of Thucydides
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style of Thucydides ⓘ |
| genre |
ancient Greek rhetorical criticism
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
ancient history
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classics ⓘ philology ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ |
| hasReception |
studied in modern Thucydidean scholarship
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used as evidence for ancient views of Thucydides ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed | Classical Greek historiography ⓘ |
| influenced | later ancient literary criticism of Thucydides ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Thucydides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Atticist rhetoric ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Dionysius of Halicarnassus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perspective |
rhetorical
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stylistic ⓘ |
| praises |
dignity of Thucydides' history
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seriousness of Thucydides ⓘ truthfulness of Thucydides ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition of Dionysius of Halicarnassus ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
On Demosthenes
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On Isocrates ⓘ On Lysias NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Ancient Orators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| titleInGreek | Περὶ Θουκυδίδου ⓘ |
| titleInLatin | De Thucydide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
Greek prose style
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historiography ⓘ rhetorical theory ⓘ |
| workExamined | History of the Peloponnesian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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