REPRESENTATIONS IMAGES OF THE WORLD IN CICERONIAN ORATORY

C1993 VERY GOOD + HARDCOVER/ GOOD + DUST JACKET, LIGHT WEAR UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS [VASALY, ANN] CREASE ON DJ FLAP, UNMARKED INSIDE IMAGES OF THE WORLD IN CICERONIAN ORATORY

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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.

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ISBN: 0520077555

ISBN-13: 9780520077553

Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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