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Author:   Peter A. O'Connell
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.653kg
ISBN:  

9781477311684

ISBN 10:   1477311688
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   01 March 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Abbreviations of Ancient Authors Abbreviations of Modern Editions Note on Translations and the Spelling of Greek Names Acknowledgments Introduction. Vision and Performance in the Courts of Classical Athens Part One: Physical Sight Chapter 1. Visual Rhetoric and Visual Evidence Chapter 2. The Meanings of Movement Part Two: The Language of Demonstration and Visibility Chapter 3. Showing and Seeing: The Procedural Terminology of Witnessing Chapter 4. Saying as Showing, Hearing as Seeing Part Three: Imaginary Sight Chapter 5. Visualizing Civic Suffering Chapter 6. Shared Spectatorship: Bridging the Gap Between Past and Present and Here and There Conclusion Appendix of Speeches Notes Bibliography Index of Ancient Texts General Index

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... this book should be welcomed as an articulate, thought-provoking exploration of a fascinating and rich topic not hitherto treated in the synoptic compass that O'Connell offers us here. It will be of interest to a wide readership. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review * O'Connell's monograph offers refreshing new insights that will help enhance our appreciation of the art of persuasion in Classical Athens. It deserves to be read by a wide audience of specialists and non-specialists. * sehepunkte *

O'Connell's monograph offers refreshing new insights that will help enhance our appreciation of the art of persuasion in Classical Athens. It deserves to be read by a wide audience of specialists and non-specialists. * sehepunkte * ... this book should be welcomed as an articulate, thought-provoking exploration of a fascinating and rich topic not hitherto treated in the synoptic compass that O'Connell offers us here. It will be of interest to a wide readership. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *

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Peter A. O’Connell is an assistant professor of classics and communication studies at the University of Georgia.

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