The Speeches of Thucydides and the Renaissance Anthologies

Abstract

The Renaissance bears witness to a selection process of speeches taken from the work of classical historians which experiences a highly astonishing level of development between the late fourteenth century and the late sixteenth century. In this period, speeches ceased to constitute an additional prominent element within the text of the complete works of ancient historians and instead became the protagonists of complex anthologies that circulated independently. This chapter seeks to use the speeches of Thucydides as a key example to analyze the process of development of these anthologies, identifying a series of evolutionary stages between the late fourteenth century (Thucydides by Heredia) to the late sixteenth century (Orationes by Melchior Junius).

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