Sonkowsky was a leading authority on and a performer of oral renditions of classical texts. He made the album Homer: The Death of Patroclus - Chapter XVI of the Iliad with Folkways Records as part of the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. Numerous other recordings of his in classical Greek and Latin are available on the Internet.[2][3]
Selected publicationsedit
Performance of Literature in Historical Perspective ed. D. Thompson et al. (Univ. Press of America 1983) Chapters 1 and 2 (pp. 1–65): "Oral Performance and Ancient Greek Lit." and "Oral Interpretation of Classical Latin Literature."
"Euphantastik Memory and Delivery in the Classical Rhetorical Tradition," Rhetoric 78 ed. Brown and Steinmann, 1979, pp. 375–3??
"Critical Edition of the Latin Rhetorical Treatise De Compositione by Gasparino Barzizza of Bergamo", American Philosophical Society: Year Book, 1962, p. 629.
"Delivery in Ancient Rhetorical Theory," Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association 90 (1959), pp. 256–274.
Referencesedit
^"Obituary for Robert P. Sonkowsky". Startribune.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
^"Smithsonian Folkways - Not found". Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
^"Listen to: Latin". Rhapsodes.fll.vt.edu. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
External linksedit
Robert Sonkowsky at the Database of Classical Scholars
Home page of Professor Sonkowsky
Sonkowsky reading from Book One of the Aeneid
Society for the Oral Reading of Greek and Latin Literature (SORGLL) Readings of Cicero, Catullus, Horace, Vergil.
Reading Homer and the Death of Patroclus
Obituary
February 20, 2024
robert, sonkowsky, september, 1931, november, 2014, professor, emeritus, classical, near, eastern, studies, university, minnesota, authority, latin, rhetoric, pronunciation, golden, latin, bachelor, degree, from, lawrence, college, 1954, from, university, nort. Robert Sonkowsky September 16 1931 November 16 2014 1 was a professor emeritus of Classical and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Minnesota He was an authority on Latin rhetoric and the pronunciation of Golden Age Latin His bachelor s degree was from Lawrence College 1954 and his PhD from the University of North Carolina 1958 He was an Honorary Member of the Center for Chronobiology in the Mayo Building Medical School Robert Paul SonkowskyBorn16 September 1931Appleton WisconsinDied16 November 2014 2014 11 16 aged 83 North Oaks MinnesotaSonkowsky was a leading authority on and a performer of oral renditions of classical texts He made the album Homer The Death of Patroclus Chapter XVI of the Iliad with Folkways Records as part of the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Numerous other recordings of his in classical Greek and Latin are available on the Internet 2 3 Selected publications editPerformance of Literature in Historical Perspective ed D Thompson et al Univ Press of America 1983 Chapters 1 and 2 pp 1 65 Oral Performance and Ancient Greek Lit and Oral Interpretation of Classical Latin Literature Euphantastik Memory and Delivery in the Classical Rhetorical Tradition Rhetoric 78 ed Brown and Steinmann 1979 pp 375 3 Critical Edition of the Latin Rhetorical Treatise De Compositione by Gasparino Barzizza of Bergamo American Philosophical Society Year Book 1962 p 629 Delivery in Ancient Rhetorical Theory Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association 90 1959 pp 256 274 References edit Obituary for Robert P Sonkowsky Startribune com Retrieved 12 August 2017 Smithsonian Folkways Not found Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Retrieved 12 August 2017 Listen to Latin Rhapsodes fll vt edu Retrieved 12 August 2017 External links editRobert Sonkowsky at the Database of Classical Scholars Home page of Professor Sonkowsky Sonkowsky reading from Book One of the Aeneid Society for the Oral Reading of Greek and Latin Literature SORGLL Readings of Cicero Catullus Horace Vergil Reading Homer and the Death of Patroclus Obituary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Sonkowsky amp oldid 1105472145, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
