Author: VASALY, ANN
Title: Representations Images of the World in Ciceronian Oratory
Description: University of California Press, 1993. Hardcover. ISBN: 0520077555. Book is fine. Dustjacket has minor edgewear and rubbing. ; Ann Vasaly introduces representation theory into the study of Ciceronian persuasion and contends that an understanding of milieu--social, political, topographical--is crucial to understanding Ciceronian oratory. As a genre uniquely dependent on an immediate interaction between author and audience, ancient oratory becomes performance art. Vasaly investigates the way Cicero represented the contemporary physical world--places, topography, and monuments, both those seen and those merely mentioned--to his listeners and demonstrates how he used these representations to persuade. Her exceptionally well-written study deftly recaptures the immediacy of Cicero's oratory and makes a trenchant contribution to an important new area of inquiry in Classical Studies. ; 301 pages. Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

Keywords: 0520077555 Cicero Oratory Latin Literature Classical Greek & Roman


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