Ann Vasaly

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Images of the World in Ciceronian Oratory

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of California Press
• Seitenzahl: 301
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780520916715
• Artikelnr.: 67812069

Autorenporträt

Ann Vasaly is Assistant Professor of Classical Studies at Boston University.