L’HISTOIRE PAR L’EXEMPLE ET L’EXEMPLE DE L’HISTOIRE: LES EXEMPLES HISTORIQUES CHEZ POLYBE

In this article, my purpose is to study Polybius’ use of historical examples. After reminding of the main elements of the author’s life, work and reception, I will briefly expose the rhetorical theories about example. Then I will show how Polybius uses historical examples through the Histories from...

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Main Author: Benoît SANS
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Published: Editura Muzeul National al Literaturii Romane 2011-11-01
Series:Diversitate si Identitate Culturala in Europa
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Online Access:http://www.diversite.eu/pdf/08_2/DICE_08.2_Full_Text_p138-p159-Benoit-SANS.pdf
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description In this article, my purpose is to study Polybius’ use of historical examples. After reminding of the main elements of the author’s life, work and reception, I will briefly expose the rhetorical theories about example. Then I will show how Polybius uses historical examples through the Histories from a linguistic and textual analyses of a large sample based on the remaining parts of the first eighteen books. Lastly, in the third and latest step, I will compare my results to the Aristotle and Quintilian’s theoretical views. Thanks to this study, historical examples can be linked to inartificial proof and the status of the historical proof is questioned.
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spelling doaj-art-6629697ef9144b96a20f352528e20c652025-08-20T02:23:35ZdeuEditura Muzeul National al Literaturii RomaneDiversitate si Identitate Culturala in Europa2067-09312011-11-018/22011138159L’HISTOIRE PAR L’EXEMPLE ET L’EXEMPLE DE L’HISTOIRE: LES EXEMPLES HISTORIQUES CHEZ POLYBEBenoît SANS0Université Libre de Bruxelles, GRALIn this article, my purpose is to study Polybius’ use of historical examples. After reminding of the main elements of the author’s life, work and reception, I will briefly expose the rhetorical theories about example. Then I will show how Polybius uses historical examples through the Histories from a linguistic and textual analyses of a large sample based on the remaining parts of the first eighteen books. Lastly, in the third and latest step, I will compare my results to the Aristotle and Quintilian’s theoretical views. Thanks to this study, historical examples can be linked to inartificial proof and the status of the historical proof is questioned.http://www.diversite.eu/pdf/08_2/DICE_08.2_Full_Text_p138-p159-Benoit-SANS.pdfRhetoricEuropean historyexampleAntiquityphilology
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L’HISTOIRE PAR L’EXEMPLE ET L’EXEMPLE DE L’HISTOIRE: LES EXEMPLES HISTORIQUES CHEZ POLYBE
Diversitate si Identitate Culturala in Europa
Rhetoric
European history
example
Antiquity
philology
title L’HISTOIRE PAR L’EXEMPLE ET L’EXEMPLE DE L’HISTOIRE: LES EXEMPLES HISTORIQUES CHEZ POLYBE
title_full L’HISTOIRE PAR L’EXEMPLE ET L’EXEMPLE DE L’HISTOIRE: LES EXEMPLES HISTORIQUES CHEZ POLYBE
title_fullStr L’HISTOIRE PAR L’EXEMPLE ET L’EXEMPLE DE L’HISTOIRE: LES EXEMPLES HISTORIQUES CHEZ POLYBE
title_full_unstemmed L’HISTOIRE PAR L’EXEMPLE ET L’EXEMPLE DE L’HISTOIRE: LES EXEMPLES HISTORIQUES CHEZ POLYBE
title_short L’HISTOIRE PAR L’EXEMPLE ET L’EXEMPLE DE L’HISTOIRE: LES EXEMPLES HISTORIQUES CHEZ POLYBE
title_sort l histoire par l exemple et l exemple de l histoire les exemples historiques chez polybe
topic Rhetoric
European history
example
Antiquity
philology
url http://www.diversite.eu/pdf/08_2/DICE_08.2_Full_Text_p138-p159-Benoit-SANS.pdf
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