‎Pedro Pablo Fuentes González, Alberto J. Quiroga Puertas (eds)‎
‎Diatribe Reconsidered. Pedagogical Strategies in Graeco-Roman Literature between Rhetoric and Philosophy‎

‎, Brepols, 2025 Paperback, Pages: 286, Size:156 x 234 mm, Illustrations:3 b/w, 1 tables b/w., Languages: English, French, Italian. ISBN 9782503619927.‎

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‎Summary In the study of the philosophical literature of Graeco-Roman antiquity, the 19th century scholarship coined an idea of «diatribe» that was problematic because of the highly artificial explanation of its genesis and because of its practical application. Diatribe ended up becoming a very confusing concept, based on the mere presence of certain themes or motifs linked to the so-called «popular Cynic-Stoic philosophy», and of certain stylistic features associated with the obscure figure of Bion of Borysthenes. For this reason, the redefinition of the concept of «diatribe» in ancient literature in a clearer and more substantial manner has become a pressing concern in order to reconfigure it as a truly meaningful and useful exegetical tool. In line with S. K. Stowers (1981), this volume approaches a «reconsidered diatribe» from the general framework of modern communication theory, which characterises literary genres primarily by means of situational schemas and discursive strategies. The starting point is the clear linkage of the term «diatribe» in antiquity with a pedagogical context, be it real or fictional, marked by the theoretically beneficial relationship between a master and a disciple, both understood in a broad sense. This communicative and pragmatic «diatribe», that explores the interactions between philosophy, rhetoric and pedagogy, can be traced at various levels of analysis, and its exploration is very interesting in the study of intellectual and religious debates throughout antiquity, as represented by various authors and texts of Greek philosophical literature from the 4th century B. C. to late antiquity. TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword Notes on the Contributors Diatribe in Greco-Roman Antiquity: A Controversial Concept Reconsidered from a Pragmatic and Performative Perspective Pedro Pablo Fuentes González L'atopie socratique et la pédagogie du modèle chez Isocrate: rupture et continuité Pierre Chiron The diatribai of Philodemus of Gadara David M. Douglas diatriví chez Proclus Luc Brisson Cynic Epistles and Diatribe, Ancient and Modern Francisco Javier Campos Daroca & Juan Luis López Cruces Aelius Aristides, his Teacher Alexander, and the Platonic Heritage of the diatrib? peri logous Lorenzo Miletti Diatribe in Galen's Works on Bloodletting Mónica Durán Mañas Beyond Religion: Diatribe and Blood Sacrifice under Scrutiny in the Second Century A. D. Pilar Gómez Cardó The Role of Rhetorical Amplification in Diatribic Contexts: The Case of John Chrysostom's On priesthood Alberto J. Quiroga Puertas The Symposium of Methodius of Olympus as Late-Antique Diatribe Ryan C. Fowler Interazioni tra diatriba e invettiva nel Misopogon di Giuliano imperatore Elia Otranto Restoration not Revolution! Prophecy and Diatribe in Constantine I's Oration to the Saints Nicholas Baker-Brian Bibliography Index of Names and Terms‎