Law and ethics in Greek and Roman declamation / / edited by Eugenio Amato, Francesco Citti, and Bart Huelsenbeck

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910797012003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin : , : De Gruyter, , [2015]; ©2015
• ISBN: 3-11-040188-6; 3-11-040208-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (362 p.)
• Collana: Law & literature ; ; volume 10
• Disciplina: 808.00938
• Soggetti: Rhetoric, Ancient; Law in literature; Ethics in literature; Latin literature - History and criticism; Greek literature - History and criticism
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Law and Ethics in Greek and Roman Declamation: Current Perspectives, Future Directions / Amato, Eugenio / Citti, Francesco / Huelsenbeck, Bart -- Law in Declamation: The status legales in Senecan controversiae / Berti, Emanuele -- Shared Speech in the Collection of the Elder Seneca (Contr. 10.4): Towards a Study of Common Literary Passages as Community Interaction / Huelsenbeck, Bart -- Forensic Intrusion into the Schools of Rhetoric: A Reading of Cassius Severus' Attack on Cestius Pius / Schwartz, Pablo -- Ambiguous Silence: stuprum and pudicitia in Latin Declamation / Brescia, Graziana -- Quaedam iura non lege, sed natura: Nature and Natural Law in Roman Declamation / Citti, Francesco -- Parricidii sit actio: Killing the Father in Roman Declamation / Lentano, Mario -- Cases of Poisoning in Greek and Roman Declamation / Pasetti, Lucia -- Truth by Force? Torture as Evidence in Ancient Rhetoric and Roman Law / Zinsmaier, Thomas -- The Law in the Major Declamations Ascribed to Quintilian / Breij, Bé -- Tyrants and Tyrannicides: Between Literary Creation and Contemporary Reality in Greek Declamation / Tomassi, ; Gianluigi -- Nature over Law: Themes of Disowning in Libanius' Declamations / Johansson, Mikael -- Demosthenes' Moral and Legal Arguments in Libanius' Declamations / Puertas, Alberto J. Quiroga -- Two Laws, Two Loves: Generational Conflict Between a Father and His Son in Choricius' Declamations 5 and 6 / Lupi, Simona -- Contributors -- Index of Ancient Names -- Index of Modern Names -- General Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Ancient declamation-the practice of delivering speeches on the basis of fictitious scenarios-defies easy categorization. It stands at the crossroads of several modern disciplines. It is only within the past few decades that the full complexity of declamation, and the promise inherent in its study, have come to be recognized. This volume, which contains thirteen essays from an international team of scholars, engages with the multidisciplinary nature of declamation, focusing in particular on the various interactions in declamation between rhetoric, literature, law, and ethics. Contributions pursue a range of topics, but also complement each other. Separate essays by Brescia, Lentano, and Lupi explore social roles-their tensions and expectations-as defined through declamation. With similar emphasis on historical circumstances, Quiroga Puertas and Tomassi consider the adaptation of rhetorical material to frame contemporary realities. Schwartz draws attention to the sometimes hazy borderline between declamation and the courtroom. The relationship between laws and declamation, a topic of abiding importance, is examined in studies by Berti, Breij, and Johansson. Also with an eye to the complex interaction between laws and declamation, Pasetti offers a narratological analysis of cases of poisoning. Citti discovers the concept of natural law represented in declamatory material. While looking at a case of extreme cruelty, Huelsenbeck evaluates the nature of declamatory language, emphasizing its use as an integral instrument of performance events. Zinsmaier looks at discourse on the topic of torture in rhetorical and legal contexts.

The dangerous trade : spies, spymasters and the making of Europe / / edited by Daniel Szechi

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910962339403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Dundee, : Dundee University Press, 2010
• ISBN: 9781845861551; 1845861558; 9781474472982; 1474472982; 9781845862190; 1845862198
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (215 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): SzechiD (Daniel)
• Soggetti: Espionage - Europe
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Notes on Contributors""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Introduction""; ""Diego Guzmán de Silva and Sixteenth-century Venice""; ""Oxenstiernaâ€?s Spies""; ""â€?Woeful Knightâ€?""; ""Nathaniel Hooke and the Dynamics of Covert Operations in Eighteenth-century France""; ""The Fallen Politicianâ€?s Way Back In""; ""Giacomo Casanova and the Venetian Inquisitors""; ""Notes""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is about the secret history of Europe. Drawing on the latest research by experts in the field, it opens up the hidden world of the Dangerous Trade: the spying and secret operations that made and broke European nations between 1500 and 1800. Espionage, blackmail and bribery were the Trade's regular tools; assassination, provoking civil war and black propaganda were the ones used for 'special' occasions. But who were the practitioners of these dark arts? How were they recruited? What did they achieve? By exploring the lives of spies and secret agents such as Giacomo Casanova, Nathaniel Hooke, Melchor de Macanaz and many more, the book reveals the unknown story that underlies the making of modern Europe.