The State of Speech : Rhetoric and Political Thought in Ancient Rome /

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Rhetorical theory, the core of Roman education, taught rules of public speaking that are still influential today. But Roman rhetoric has long been regarded as having little important to say about political ideas. The State of Speech presents a forceful challenge to this view. The first book to read...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Connolly, Joy (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2009]
Edición:Course Book
Temas:
LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations used
  • Introduction Rhetoric and political thought
  • Chapter One. Founding the state of speech
  • Chapter Two. Naturalized citizens
  • Chapter Three. The body politic
  • Chapter Four. The aesthetics of virtue
  • Chapter Five. Republican theater
  • Chapter Six. Imperial reenactments
  • Conclusion. The Ciceronian citizen in a global world
  • Bibliography
  • Ancient sources
  • Index

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