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Sánchez, Darío Néstor
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2022-12-02T18:28:35Z
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2016-05
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Sánchez, Darío Néstor; Paideia and self-fashioning in Ammianus Marcellinus; Newcastle University; Histos; 10; 5-2016; 34-64
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2046-5963
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http://hdl.handle.net/11336/180051
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In many passages of the Res Gestae, Ammianus criticizes contemporary individuals and groups that lack a literary culture befitting their rank. These passages were commonly interpreted as a reflection of Ammianus’ class prejudices. In contrast, the main thesis of this paper is that Ammianus’ perspective on paideia can also be seen as part of the selffashioning strategy deployed in his work. Ammianus establishes almost a direct equivalence between the possession of paideia and elite membership. In criticizing the ignorance of emperors, officials, and aristocrats, Ammianus is indirectly asserting his own superiority, not only in the intellectual field but also in the social sphere. Throughout his work, Ammianus does not spare any effort to convince his readers of his erudition and literary culture, constructing for himself the identity of a Greek intellectual. Name-dropping and the digressive style he employs in the Res Gestae constitute the main means to construct this identity, because they allow Ammianus to display his encyclopaedic learning in a way not common in historical works.
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application/pdf
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eng
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Newcastle University
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
dc.subject
AMMIANUS MARCELLINUS
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PAIDEIA
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SELF-FASHIONING
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Otras Historia y Arqueología
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Historia y Arqueología
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HUMANIDADES
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Paideia and self-fashioning in Ammianus Marcellinus
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
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info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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2022-11-30T22:35:04Z
dc.journal.volume
10
dc.journal.pagination
34-64
dc.journal.pais
Reino Unido
dc.journal.ciudad
Newcastle
dc.description.fil
Fil: Sánchez, Darío Néstor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba; Argentina. Centro de Estudios Históricos "Profesor Carlos S. A. Segreti"; Argentina
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Histos
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://histos.org/Histos102016.html
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