Fake News in Ancient Greece : : Forms and Functions of ‘False Information’ in Ancient Greek Literature / / ed. by Diego De Brasi, Amphilochios Papathomas, Theofanis Tsiampokalos.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Classical Studies 2024 ENG
• MitwirkendeR: Bazou, Athena,; Bounta, Spyridoula,; Carvounis, Katerina,; Daubner, Frank,; De Brasi, Diego,; De Simone, Pia,; Hatzilambrou, Rosalia,; Hellmann, Oliver,; Kanavou, Nikoletta,; Karla, Grammatiki,; Konstantakos, Ioannis M.,; Koroli, Aikaterini,; Papathomas, Amphilochios,; Petropoulou, Anastasia,; Reinard, Patrick,; Rollinger, Christian,; Serafim, Andreas,; Strobel, Benedikt,; Thoma, Marianna,; Tsiampokalos, Theofanis,; Vertoudakis, Vassilios P.,
• HerausgeberIn: De Brasi, Diego,; Papathomas, Amphilochios,; Tsiampokalos, Theofanis,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2024]; 2025
• Year of Publication: 2024
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (IX, 406 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; Fake News in Ancient Greece: Why Does It Matter? --; Ancient Philosophical Discussions on Truth, Falsehood, Opinion, and ‘Half-Truths’ --; The Seventh Division of Plato’s Sophist as a Guide to Understanding the Nature of Fake News --; Alethes Logos and Eikos Mythos: Thoughts on Plato’s Distinction in the Timaeus --; Lies as pharmaka in Plato’s Political Philosophy --; Fake News in Ancient Greek Fictional Texts --; Fake News in Euripidean Drama --; ‘Fake News’ in the Novels of Chariton and Achilles Tatius --; Persuasion and Manipulation in Nonnus’ Dionysiaca: the Case of Semele --; Fake News in Ancient Greek Science --; Fake News and Pandemics in Greco-Roman Antiquity --; Aristotle and Myths about Animals --; Fake News in Paradoxography of Imperial Times: The Case of Phlegon’s Book of Marvels --; Fake News in Ancient Greek Historiography --; Fake News from the Eastern Front: Herodotus and the Trojan War --; Fake News and Misinformation During War or Civil Conflict: Some Case Studies from Greek Historiography --; ‘Fake News’ as a Moralising Context: Rumours, Slanders and the Unmaking of a Political Career in Plutarch’s Kimon --; Forged Letters in Greek and Roman History and Historiography: Fake News as Stratagem --; Marcus Aurelius is Dead: Reflections on False News and on the Usurpation of Avidius Cassius --; #notmyemperor: Theodosios (III), the Son of Maurice, and a Heraclian Disinformation Effort --; Ancient Greek Fake News and its Socio-Political Implications --; Fake News in the Public Discourse of Fourth- Century Athens --; As in a Game of Minesweeper: Fakeness, Imprecision, and Truth about the Body in Attic Oratory --; ʻFake Newsʼ in Documentary Papyri from the Greco-Roman Period of Egypt: The Case of Calumny --; Condemnation of Memory in the Greek Documentary Papyri: State-Sponsored Distribution of “Fake News” --; Fake News in Libanius’ Imperial Speeches: The Battle at Singara --; Fake News as a Literary Topos: The Case of Biblical and Hagiographical Texts --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783111393629; 9783111513423; 9783111513416
• DOI: 10.1515/9783111393629
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Diego De Brasi, Amphilochios Papathomas, Theofanis Tsiampokalos.

Scholars have recognized that fake news is not a phenomenon peculiar to the 21st century. While efforts for a more focused approach to fake news in the ancient world have been carried out in the field of Roman history, the phenomenon of fake news in ancient Greece has received limited attention. The contributions in this volume offer a selective approach to this phenomenon by applying media and cultural studies instruments to ancient texts. They pinpoint parallels and differences between ancient and modern fake news by employing methods of literary and cultural studies, as well as historical-documentary analysis of ancient sources. In particular, they explore questions such as: To what extent does reflection on the concepts of truth, lie, and opinion influence ancient Greek political-rhetorical discourse? What is the political or social function of embedding ‘misleading information’ in ancient Greek historiographical texts or pamphlets? Which intentions are pursued with the help of fake news in literary and documentary texts? Can parallels be drawn with modern approaches to fake news? Thus, the volume investigates the mechanisms that historically lay behind the creation, dissemination, and adaptation of ‘misleading information’.