The thesis offers a comparative analysis of the thought of Isocrates and Demosthenes with regard to three thematic axes: political authority, Panhellenism, and Greek identity. Beginning with a brief reconstruction of the political situation of Greece in the fourth century BCE—marked by the progressive crisis of the poleis and the rise of Macedonian power—the study aims to show how, despite significant divergences, the two authors share a common desire to preserve the foundational values of Greek power and to respond to the disintegration of the traditional political order. Their reflections offer, in many respects still relevant today, valuable insight into the role of rhetoric—and the themes it employs—in the construction of political identity.
La tesi si propone un confronto del pensiero di Isocrate e di Demostene in merito a tre assi tematici: l’autorità politica, il panellenismo e l’identità greca. Partendo da una sintetica ricostruzione della situazione politica della Grecia nel IV secolo a.C., segnata dalla progressiva crisi delle poleis e dall’ascesa della potenza macedone, il lavoro intende mostrare come, pur divergendo radicalmente su alcuni aspetti, i due autori condividano la volontà di preservare i valori fondativi del potere greco e tentino di dare risposte alla disgregazione dell’ordine tradizionale, offrendo uno spunto, ancora per certi versi attuale, di riflessione sul ruolo della retorica, e in particolare sui temi da essa utilizzati, nella costruzione dell’identità politica.
Lógos e Polīteíā. Autorità politica, panellenismo e identità greca nel pensiero di Isocrate e Demostene
RIGONI, CRISTIANO
2024/2025
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The thesis offers a comparative analysis of the thought of Isocrates and Demosthenes with regard to three thematic axes: political authority, Panhellenism, and Greek identity. Beginning with a brief reconstruction of the political situation of Greece in the fourth century BCE—marked by the progressive crisis of the poleis and the rise of Macedonian power—the study aims to show how, despite significant divergences, the two authors share a common desire to preserve the foundational values of Greek power and to respond to the disintegration of the traditional political order. Their reflections offer, in many respects still relevant today, valuable insight into the role of rhetoric—and the themes it employs—in the construction of political identity.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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