Form and Function in Roman Oratory Paperback / softback
Edited by D. H. (Dr, University of Edinburgh) Berry, Andrew (University of Edinburgh) Erskine
Paperback / softback
Description
In this book Roman oratory is explored from the perspective of form and function.
Leading scholars in the field of Latin prose consider not only the speeches of Cicero, Pliny, Apuleius and the later panegyrists, but also those found in Roman philosophical writing, and in the histories of Caesar, Sallust, Livy and Tacitus.
In each case, analysis of the interplay of form and function takes us to the heart of the process by which the author's aims are realised.
The book also considers the functions of texts within speeches, the functions of not speaking and the representation of oratorical 'form' in Roman sculpture.
An original and wide-ranging study, Form and Function in Roman Oratory will appeal to scholars and students with interests in Roman oratory, historiography, philosophy and art.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:368 pages, 1 Tables, black and white; 12 Halftones, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:15/09/2016
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- ISBN:9781107499942
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:368 pages, 1 Tables, black and white; 12 Halftones, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:15/09/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781107499942