CLASSIC 20 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Fokker E.Ii
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Characteristics of livy"s writing: concise, very story-like. Discussion questions: what principles motivate livy to write an early history of rome, moral education a. i. Wanted people to learn from past mistakes a. ii. Pg 4: the special and salutary benefit basely concluded. a. iii. Not only presenting people you want to emulate, but also showing people you do not want to emulate a. iv. Claims that we will become better people simply by reading this: entertainment b. i. Livy might have wanted to provide entertainment as a counter/ relief from constant civil war b. ii. Didactic tone: comparing early rome to the present, more tarnished rome c. i. Seemed to think that early rome was a sort of golden age where everyone lived in harmony, etc: fame d. i. Pg 3: and if this throng of writers who overshadow my own : honoring rome e. i. Pg 3: however that may be greatest nation on earth . Increased accuracy of facts f: style/artistry g. i.
