Vol. 24 No. 2 (1998): XXIV - 1998, Fascicolo 2
Articoli

Demetrio, <i>De eloc.</i> 99-102: l’allegoria come linguaggio di potere

Published 2015-09-10

Keywords

  • Ps.-Demetrius of Phaleron,
  • allegory,
  • Greek rhetoric,
  • Plutarch

Abstract

An analysis of Ps.-Demetrius’ views on the political use of allegory shows his independence from the dominant trends of Greek rhetoric. His affinities with both Plutarch and Quintilian suggest that his treatise was composed in the early Imperial period.

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