Abstract
In Late Antiquity acclamations played a key role in the imperial ceremony and in the relationship between centre and periphery. Praise and blame were expressed through sound and silence. This paper focuses on the speeches addressed to Roman officials. A selection of the orations of Himerius (Or. 46-47; Or. 39)is here considered in order to revalue the concept of panegyric as "mousike" (poetry, music and song) in the "theatra" as representative of the "singing sophists" criticized by contemporary philosophers. A neglected aspect of this controversy is given by the introduction of Julian's Misopogon, which is here examined in the context of the 'mousike' in the 'theatra".
| Titolo tradotto del contributo | [Autom. eng. transl.] The sound of praise in Late Antiquity: between Imerio's mousiké and Giuliano's Misopogon |
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| Lingua originale | Italian |
| Titolo della pubblicazione ospite | Les sons du pouvoir dans les mondes anciens |
| Pagine | 379-396 |
| Numero di pagine | 18 |
| Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2012 |
| Evento | Les sons du pouvoir. Verba, silentia et sonitus dans les lieux institutionnels de la haute Antiquité à l'Antiquité Tardive - La Rochelle Durata: 25 nov 2010 → 27 nov 2010 |
Convegno
| Convegno | Les sons du pouvoir. Verba, silentia et sonitus dans les lieux institutionnels de la haute Antiquité à l'Antiquité Tardive |
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| Città | La Rochelle |
| Periodo | 25/11/10 → 27/11/10 |
Keywords
- Himerius
- Julian the Apostate
- Late Antiquity
- acclamations
- officials speeches
- sound and silence