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Representations : Images of the World in Ciceronian Oratory

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Ann Vasaly introduces representation theory into the study of Ciceronian persuasion and contends that an understanding of milieu--social, political, topographical--is crucial to understanding Ciceronian oratory. As a genre uniquely dependent on an immediate interaction between author and audience, ancient oratory becomes performance art.

Vasaly investigates the way Cicero represented the contemporary physical world--places, topography, and monuments, both those seen and those merely mentioned--to his listeners and demonstrates how he used these representations to persuade. Her exceptionally well-written study deftly recaptures the immediacy of Cicero's oratory and makes a trenchant contribution to an important new area of inquiry in Classical Studies.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780520201781
  • ISBN-10: 0520201787
  • Publisher: University of California Press
  • Publish Date: January 1996
  • Dimensions: 9.03 x 6.07 x 0.83 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.02 pounds
  • Page Count: 301

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