The fragments of Hellenistic oratory: introduction, text, and commentary

Thesis

Contrary to the idea that most of the fragments of ancient authors have been already collected and edited, a scholar interested in Hellenistic history and literature may find it surprising that a collection of fragments of Hellenistic orators – or oratory – is not something we could at the moment find on the shelves of a library. For a discipline like ancient literature, which is fragmentary at its core, this seems a surprising gap: we can find collections of fragments for poets of all sor...

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Authors: Berardi, R

• DOI: 10.5287/ora-kqe1pxqyd
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: fragments; hellenism; oratory
• Subjects: History, Ancient, in literature; Greek literature; Oratory, Ancient; Education, Greek; Criticism, Textual