Community and Communication

Oratory and Politics in Republican Rome

Автор: Catherine Steel

Език:

Корици: С твърди корици

Издател: Oxford University Press

Наличност: Външен склад

Изпращаме след 9-15 дни

169.93 € 332.35 лв

Community and Communication: Oratory and Politics in Republican Rome brings together nineteen intern...

Информация за книгата

Автор

Catherine Steel

Език

Английски език

Корици

Книга - С твърди корици

Издадена

2013

страници

414

EAN

9780199641895

ISBN

0199641897

Enbook ID

04534249

Издател

Oxford University Press

Теглоt

766

Размери

165 x 240 x 27

Пълно описание

Community and Communication: Oratory and Politics in Republican Rome brings together nineteen international contributions which rethink the role of public speech in the Roman Republic. Speech was an integral part of decision-making in Republican Rome, and oratory was part of the education of every member of the elite. Yet no complete speech from the period by anyone other than Cicero survives, and as a result the debate on oratory, and political practice more widely, is liable to be distorted by the distinctive features of Cicero's oratorical practice. With careful attention to a wide range of ancient evidence, this volume shines a light on orators other than Cicero, and considers the oratory of diplomatic exchanges and impromptu heckling and repartee alongside the more familiar genres of forensic and political speech. In doing so, it challenges the idea that Cicero was a normative figure, and highlights the variety of career choices and speech strategies open to Roman politicians. The essays in the volume also demonstrate how unpredictable the outcomes of oratory were: politicians could try to control events by cherry-picking their audience and using tried methods of persuasion, but incompetence, bad luck, or hostile listeners were constant threats.

Може също да ви хареса

Клиенти, които купиха тази книга, купиха също

Най-често търсени

Categories

Authors

Publishers

Продукти

Продукти

Най-често търсени

Categories

Authors

Publishers

Продукти

Продукти

Community and Communication

Oratory and Politics in Republican Rome

Информация за книгата

Пълно описание

Може също да ви хареса

Клиенти, които купиха тази книга, купиха също