Overview

This volume is a collection of essays, written by authorities in the field, on many aspects of ancient rhetoric. These essays deal both with the theory of rhetoric and the practice of oratory and are quite diverse both in tone and audience envisioned. Some of them deal with very basic questions such as how good an orator should appear to be; others deal with very technical matters such as theoretical considerations of issue theory or figured speeches . Some are focussed on the actual practice of oratory in speeches such as those of Cicero and Caesar; others deal with manifestations of oratory in historical works such as the Histories of Herodotus or reflections on the nature of oratory in works like the Dialogus of Tacitus. One considers parallel developments in rhetorical and artistic treatments of the legend of Busiris.

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Author:   Winterbottom ,  Oivind Andersen ,  Edwin Carawan ,  Sheila Murnaghan
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   225
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.444kg
ISBN:  

9789004122130

ISBN 10:   9004122133
Pages:   174
Publication Date:   28 September 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Cecil W. Wooten, Ph.D. (1971) in Classics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is Professor of Classics at the University of North Carolina. He is the author of Cicero's Philippics and their Demosthenic Model (1983) and translator of Hermogenes' On Types of Style (1987).

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