Representations : Images of the World in Ciceronian Oratory / / Ann Vasaly
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Vasaly Ann
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| Titolo: |
Representations : Images of the World in Ciceronian Oratory / / Ann Vasaly
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| Pubblicazione: | Berkeley, California : , : University of California Press, , [1993] |
| ©1993 | |
| Edizione: | First edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xii, 301 p. ) : maps ; |
| Disciplina: | 875.01 |
| Soggetto topico: | Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin - History and criticism |
| Mimesis in literature | |
| Oratory, Ancient | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Rome In literature |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction: Theory and Practice -- CHAPTER ONE. Ambiance, Rhetoric, and the Meaning of Things -- CHAPTER TWO. Transforming the Visible: In Catilinam 1 and 3 -- CHAPTER THREE. Signa and Signifiers: A World Created -- CHAPTER FOUR. Ēthos and Locus: Ancient Perspectives -- CHAPTER FIVE. Place and Commonplace: Country and City -- CHAPTER SIX. Ethnic Personae -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- General Index -- Index of Ancient Authors |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Representations |
| ISBN: | 0-585-15375-2 |
| 0-520-91671-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910495956003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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