History of the Classical World - Book Project

古典世界史 - 图书项目

• 批准号: 289663110
• 负责人: Professor Dr. Martin Jehne
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Professur für Alte Geschichte
• 依托单位国家: 德国
• 项目类别: Research Grants
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 德国
• 起止时间: 2015-12-31 至 2017-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/289663110?language=en
• 关键词: History; Classical; World; Book; Project

My aim is to write a comprehensive history of the classical world ranging from ca. 800 BC to ca. 650 AD. While this timeframe and the emphasis on Greco-Roman culture is itself not unconventional, my line of argumentation offers a new approach to the ancient world by focussing on the unusual extent of participation not only within the Homeric Society, the Athenian Democracy or the Roman Republic, but also in the Roman Empire, where imperial rule was characterized by a broad diversity of participatory rituals. Using participation as a key for understanding the Classical world, my study pays tribute to the fact that most decisions were made in public and works with two analytical tools: the limits of discourse and the rhetoric of the public spirit. Looking at forms of communication in the public sphere, for example, provides us with far better insights into the political culture as the focus on political rights alone. With the distinction between what-can-be-said (das Sagbare) and what-can-be-done (das Machbare), one can highlight to what extent firstly rhetoric and then, secondly, actions were shaped and indeed limited by the rules of the discourse, which made it impossible to announce anything in public without claiming to do so in the interest of all. And notwithstanding that these allusions to the common good often only camouflaged personal and partisan interests, it is the repercussion of this rhetorical setting which mattered more than is commonly taken into account: expectations shaped what could be said, and what was said limited what could be done. While my focus on participation certainly does not mean to marginalize other important aspects, it works well as a leitmotiv, allowing me to arrange the otherwise vast material for understanding the ancient world while at the same time shedding new light on a crucial aspect for both ancient and modern times. The 12 months leave from my duties as a professor, which is the central part of the application, is sought in order to allow for the time needed to write the major part of the book.

我的目标是写一部古典世界的综合史，从公元前到公元前。公元前800年，公元650年。虽然这一时间框架和对希腊罗马文化的强调本身并不是非常规的，但我的论证路线提供了一种新的方法来研究古代世界，不仅关注荷马社会，雅典民主或罗马共和国内部的参与程度，而且还关注罗马帝国，帝国统治的特点是广泛多样的参与仪式。使用参与作为理解古典世界的关键，我的研究赞扬了这样一个事实，即大多数决定是在公共和工程与两个分析工具：话语的限制和公共精神的修辞。例如，审视公共领域的沟通形式，可以让我们更好地了解政治文化，因为它只关注政治权利。通过区分“可以说的话”（das Sagbare）和“可以做的事”（das Machbare），我们可以突出地看到，首先是修辞，其次是行动，在多大程度上受到话语规则的塑造和限制，这使得不可能公开宣布任何事情，而不声称这样做是为了所有人的利益。尽管这些对共同利益的暗示往往只会掩盖个人和党派利益，但这种修辞背景的影响比通常考虑的更重要：期望塑造了可以说的话，而所说的话限制了可以做的事。虽然我对参与的关注并不意味着忽视其他重要方面，但它作为一个主旨很有效，使我能够安排了解古代世界的大量材料，同时对古代和现代的一个关键方面进行新的阐述。申请书的核心部分是我作为教授的12个月的休假，这是为了留出时间来写这本书的主要部分。