On Imitation
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"On Imitation" is a lost rhetorical treatise by the ancient Greek critic Dionysius of Halicarnassus that discussed literary style and the principles of imitating classical authors.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek literary work
ⓘ
lost work ⓘ rhetorical treatise ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Roman education in rhetoric ⓘ |
| author | Dionysius of Halicarnassus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Dionysius of Halicarnassus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Greco-Roman rhetorical education ⓘ |
| discusses | principles of imitating classical authors ⓘ |
| field |
literary theory
ⓘ
rhetoric ⓘ |
| genre |
literary criticism
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rhetoric ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Augustan age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later theories of literary imitation ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
ancient testimonia
ⓘ
later references to Dionysius of Halicarnassus ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | mimesis ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
On Demosthenes
NERFINISHED
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On Isocrates ⓘ On Lysias NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Ancient Orators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | lost ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| topic |
classical authors
ⓘ
imitation in literature ⓘ literary style ⓘ |
| tradition | Greek rhetorical tradition ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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