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
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Connolly, Joy, 1970-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2007.
Temas:
Cicero, Marcus Tullius > Criticism and interpretation.
Cicero, Marcus Tullius > Political and social views.
Cicero, Marcus Tullius
265-30 B.C
Rhetoric, Ancient.
Political science > Philosophy.
Rhétorique ancienne.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric.
REFERENCE > Writing Skills.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Composition & Creative Writing.
PHILOSOPHY > Political.
Political and social views
Politics and government
Political science > Philosophy
Rhetoric, Ancient
Rome > Politics and government > 265-30 B.C.
Rome > Politique et gouvernement > 265-30 av. J.-C.
Rome (Empire)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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 Roman rhetorical writing as a mode of political thought, it focuses on Rome's greatest practitioner and theorist of public speech, Cicero.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 304 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-293) and index.
ISBN:9781400827947
1400827949
1282158082
9781282158085

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