Cicero's Use of Judicial Theater /

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hall, Jon (Jon C. R.), 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Cicero, Marcus Tullius. > Speeches.
Speeches (Cicero, Marcus Tullius)
Theater.
Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin.
Oratory, Ancient.
HISTORY > General.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Latin.
HISTORY > Ancient > Rome.
Discours latins > Histoire et critique.
Éloquence antique.
Theâtre > Rome.
Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin > History and criticism.
Theater > Rome.
Rome (Empire)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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