Le Periochae liviane (e le altre): per la definizione di un ‘genere’

Livy’s Periochae have always been studied to assess their dependence from Livy and their contribution to our knowledge of his lost books. This article approaches them as a self-standing text and compares them to other summaries of ancient texts which go under the same name (e.g. periochae to Terence...

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Main Author: Tommaso Ricchieri
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: LED Edizioni Universitarie 2022-12-01
Series:Erga-Logoi
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Online Access:https://www.ledonline.it/index.php/Erga-Logoi/article/view/2645
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description Livy’s Periochae have always been studied to assess their dependence from Livy and their contribution to our knowledge of his lost books. This article approaches them as a self-standing text and compares them to other summaries of ancient texts which go under the same name (e.g. periochae to Terence, Homer and Lucan). It is suggested that Livy’s Periochae should be viewed not only as one of the many epitomes of Livy which spread in Late antiquity, but also as representative of a literary ‘genre’ to which other late antique summaries of major classical works belong.
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Le Periochae liviane (e le altre): per la definizione di un ‘genere’
Erga-Logoi
argumenta
epitomi
genere letterario
indici
livio
periochae
riassunti – argumenta
epitomes
indexes
literary genre
livy
periochae
summaries.
title Le Periochae liviane (e le altre): per la definizione di un ‘genere’
title_full Le Periochae liviane (e le altre): per la definizione di un ‘genere’
title_fullStr Le Periochae liviane (e le altre): per la definizione di un ‘genere’
title_full_unstemmed Le Periochae liviane (e le altre): per la definizione di un ‘genere’
title_short Le Periochae liviane (e le altre): per la definizione di un ‘genere’
title_sort le periochae liviane e le altre per la definizione di un genere
topic argumenta
epitomi
genere letterario
indici
livio
periochae
riassunti – argumenta
epitomes
indexes
literary genre
livy
periochae
summaries.
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