Overview
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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