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Cicero's Use of Judicial Theater /

"In Cicero's Use of Judicial Theater, Jon Hall examines Cicero's use of showmanship in the Roman law-courts, looking in particular at the nonverbal devices that he employs during his speeches as he attempts to manipulate opinion. Cicero's speeches in the law-courts often incorpor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hall, Jon (Jon C. R.), 1961- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Judicial theater in ancient Rome: some basic considerations
  • A sordid business: the use of "mourning clothes" in the courts
  • Too proud to beg: appeals and supplications in the courts
  • Shedding tears in court: when crying is good
  • Judicial theatrics beyond Cicero
  • Conclusion.