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Velthuisen, Marloes (2018)

The rhetoric of Athenian praise and panhellenism

Research master thesis | Classics and Ancient Civilizations (research) (MA)

In what way can the two seemingly different parts of Isocrates’ Panegyricus be regarded as contributing to a specific goal? This is the question that my thesis will address. On the one hand, Isocrates seems to praise Athens and desire Athenian hegemony, while on the other hand the Panegyricus also advocates panhellenism. This thesis will argue that these two seemingly different parts of the speech can be seen as coherent and do in fact contribute to one goal, by researching Isocrates’ use of rhetorical strategies.

rhetoric

praise

Athens

Author

Velthuisen, Marloes

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Classics

Supervisors

Jonge, Casper de

ECTS Credits

25

Language

en