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Book Synopsis
Seeks to fully rehabilitate Nepos as a writer emblematic of the Italian intelligentsia

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Nepos' Nachleben.
  • I: Ancient Criticism.
  • II: Esteem for and Influence of Nepos.
  • III: Nepos, Atticus, and Varro.
  • IV: Further Influences on Roman Literary Culture.
  • V. Nepos and the Formation of the Modern Nation-State.
  • Chapter 2: Error and Accuracy in Nepos.
  • I: The Origin of a Skewed View.
  • II: Errors in Plain Sight?
  • III: The Limits of Memory and the Purpose of Biography.
  • IV: Projecting Expectations
  • V: Source or Inventio?
  • VI: The Infinite Generation of Errors.
  • Chapter 3: The Sources of a Learned Biographer.
  • I: Nepos' Mastery of Greek.
  • II: The Direct Use of Sources.
  • III A New Picture of Nepos the Scholar.
  • Chapter 4: Nepos' Contemporary Relationships.
  • I: Catullus and Cicero.
  • II: Titus Pomponius Atticus.
  • III: Nepos' Purpose and Audience.

    Chapter 5: The Fragments of Nepos and their Cultural-Ideological Context.
  • I: Nepos in the wider Discourse of Roman Decadence.
  • II: Nepos as Elder.
  • III: Nepos and the New Archaic Lifestyle.<
  • IV: Nepos and Cato the Elder.
  • V: Nepos at the Intersection of Culture and Power.
  • Chapter 6: Cornelius Nepos and Triumviral Political Ideology.
  • I. Introduction: Nepos and the Transition from Republic to Empire.
  • II: A "Just" Tyrant? The Miltiades.
  • III: The Anti-triumviral, Anti-tyrannical Stance of the Thrasybulus.
  • IV: Tyranny and Faction in the Alcibiades, Phocion and Dion.
  • V: Obedient Generals: Agesilaus, Epaminondas, Scipio Africanus and the Senate.
  • VI: Nepos and the Political Environment at Rome.
  • Chapter 7: Cornelius Nepos and the Articulation of Political Etiquette
  • I: The Extraordinary Nature of Nepos' Generals.
  • II: Managing Fear and Resentment in the Lives.
  • III: The Timoleon: A Literary Model for the Principate.
  • IV: Recusatio, Modestia and other Points of Contact with Imperial Ideology.
  • Chapter 8: Concluding Remarks.
  • I. A Paradigm Shift for Nepos.
  • II. Nepos' Vocabulary of Leadership and its Applicability to Roman Experience.
  • III. Nepos and the Articulation of Imperial Ideology.
  • Bibliography

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      Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
      Publication Date: 9/30/2021 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780472132744, 978-0472132744
      ISBN10: 0472132741

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Seeks to fully rehabilitate Nepos as a writer emblematic of the Italian intelligentsia

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • Introduction
      • Chapter 1: Nepos' Nachleben.
      • I: Ancient Criticism.
      • II: Esteem for and Influence of Nepos.
      • III: Nepos, Atticus, and Varro.
      • IV: Further Influences on Roman Literary Culture.
      • V. Nepos and the Formation of the Modern Nation-State.
      • Chapter 2: Error and Accuracy in Nepos.
      • I: The Origin of a Skewed View.
      • II: Errors in Plain Sight?
      • III: The Limits of Memory and the Purpose of Biography.
      • IV: Projecting Expectations
      • V: Source or Inventio?
      • VI: The Infinite Generation of Errors.
      • Chapter 3: The Sources of a Learned Biographer.
      • I: Nepos' Mastery of Greek.
      • II: The Direct Use of Sources.
      • III A New Picture of Nepos the Scholar.
      • Chapter 4: Nepos' Contemporary Relationships.
      • I: Catullus and Cicero.
      • II: Titus Pomponius Atticus.
      • III: Nepos' Purpose and Audience.

        Chapter 5: The Fragments of Nepos and their Cultural-Ideological Context.
      • I: Nepos in the wider Discourse of Roman Decadence.
      • II: Nepos as Elder.
      • III: Nepos and the New Archaic Lifestyle.<
      • IV: Nepos and Cato the Elder.
      • V: Nepos at the Intersection of Culture and Power.
      • Chapter 6: Cornelius Nepos and Triumviral Political Ideology.
      • I. Introduction: Nepos and the Transition from Republic to Empire.
      • II: A "Just" Tyrant? The Miltiades.
      • III: The Anti-triumviral, Anti-tyrannical Stance of the Thrasybulus.
      • IV: Tyranny and Faction in the Alcibiades, Phocion and Dion.
      • V: Obedient Generals: Agesilaus, Epaminondas, Scipio Africanus and the Senate.
      • VI: Nepos and the Political Environment at Rome.
      • Chapter 7: Cornelius Nepos and the Articulation of Political Etiquette
      • I: The Extraordinary Nature of Nepos' Generals.
      • II: Managing Fear and Resentment in the Lives.
      • III: The Timoleon: A Literary Model for the Principate.
      • IV: Recusatio, Modestia and other Points of Contact with Imperial Ideology.
      • Chapter 8: Concluding Remarks.
      • I. A Paradigm Shift for Nepos.
      • II. Nepos' Vocabulary of Leadership and its Applicability to Roman Experience.
      • III. Nepos and the Articulation of Imperial Ideology.
      • Bibliography

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