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  • 6 - From Athens to Rome

  • from Part II - Creating the Ancient Rhetorical Tradition: Dionysius of Halicarnassus in Rome
  • Laura Viidebaum, New York University
  • Book:
    Creating the Ancient Rhetorical Tradition
    Published online:
    03 November 2021
    Print publication:
    18 November 2021, pp 139-175
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    Dionysius of Halicarnassus was a close reader of Plato and his engagement with the Phaedrus occupies an important position in his rhetorical essays and in his treatment of Lysias and Isocrates in particular. Between Plato and Dionysius, however, were three centuries of thinking and writing about rhetoric, compiling and commenting on the works of Attic orators, speechwriters, philosophers. Hence, before looking at Dionysius of Halicarnassus’ rhetorical essays, a brief overview of the reception of Lysias and Isocrates in the centuries between Plato and Dionysius is in order, so as to gain a good insight into the background for Dionysius’ work and to better assess his contributions to ancient rhetorical theory. The following overview will proceed roughly along chronological lines, focusing primarily on more substantial evidence on Lysias and Isocrates that we have from Ps. Demetrius, Philodemus and Cicero.