Dio Chrysostom’s specular orations On Trust and On Distrust (no. 73 and 74 ) share the assumption that one must not give trust (pistis) to others, and must avoid being entrusted with any responsibility on behalf of others. To demonstrate this thesis, Dio presents a wide selection of exemplary anecdotes of historical and mythological content, which he derives mostly from the tradition of the ancient schools of rhetoric – though often introducing new tropes and motifs, or reusing traditional ones in a quite original way.
La retorica degli exempla mitico-storici nella produzione di Dione: i discorsi "Sulla lealtà" e "Sulla slealtà" (or. 73; or. 74)
BERARDI, Elisabetta
2016-01-01
Abstract
Dio Chrysostom’s specular orations On Trust and On Distrust (no. 73 and 74 ) share the assumption that one must not give trust (pistis) to others, and must avoid being entrusted with any responsibility on behalf of others. To demonstrate this thesis, Dio presents a wide selection of exemplary anecdotes of historical and mythological content, which he derives mostly from the tradition of the ancient schools of rhetoric – though often introducing new tropes and motifs, or reusing traditional ones in a quite original way.
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