Alexandros Numeniu
Alexandros Numeniu ( Greek Ἀλέξανδρος Νουμηνίου "Alexandros, son of Numenios", Latin Alexander Numenius ) was a Greek rhetor who was active in the first half of the 2nd century AD.
He was the son of the famous rhetorician Numenios , who lived under Emperor Hadrian . Like his father, Alexandros wrote rhetorical textbooks and special writings. Under his name there is a document about figurations of meaning and words ( περὶ τῶν τῆς διανοίας καὶ τῆς λέξεως σχημάτων ), which, however, represents a shortened version ( epitome ) of the original. Only a few excerpts have survived from Alexandros' rhetorical textbook ( τέχνη περὶ ἀφορμῶν ῥητορικῶν ).
Alexandros' rhetorical theory had far-reaching influence on the further development of rhetoric, which is particularly evident in the testimonies of Anonymus Seguerianus .
literature
- Julius Brzoska : Alexandros 96 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 2, Stuttgart 1894, Sp. 1456-1459.
- Ahn Jaewon: Alexandri de figuris sententiarum et verborum . Göttingen 2004 ( electronic dissertation )
Web links
- Literature by and about Alexandros Numeniu in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alexandros Numeniu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Alexander Numenius; Alexander Numenii |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek rhetorician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd century |