Form and Function in Roman Oratory by D.H. Berry (English) Paperback Book

Description: Form and Function in Roman Oratory by D.H. Berry, Andrew Erskine Leading scholars in the field of Latin prose explore Roman oratory through an analysis of the interplay of form and function. They examine both the speeches of Cicero, Pliny and Apuleius, and those found in philosophical writing and the histories of Caesar, Sallust, Livy and Tacitus. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In this book Roman oratory is explored from the perspective of form and function. Leading scholars in the field of Latin prose consider not only the speeches of Cicero, Pliny, Apuleius and the later panegyrists, but also those found in Roman philosophical writing, and in the histories of Caesar, Sallust, Livy and Tacitus. In each case, analysis of the interplay of form and function takes us to the heart of the process by which the authors aims are realised. The book also considers the functions of texts within speeches, the functions of not speaking and the representation of oratorical form in Roman sculpture. An original and wide-ranging study, Form and Function in Roman Oratory will appeal to scholars and students with interests in Roman oratory, historiography, philosophy and art. Author Biography D. H. Berry is Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of Cicero: Pro P. Sulla Oratio (1996), Cicero: Defence Speeches (2000) and Cicero: Political Speeches (2006). He has also edited a revision of M. L. Clarkes Rhetoric at Rome (1996). Andrew Erskine is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of The Hellenistic Stoa: Political Thought and Action (1990) and Troy between Greece and Rome: Local Tradition and Imperial Power (2001). He is also the editor of A Companion to the Hellenistic World (2003) and A Companion to Ancient History (2009). Table of Contents Contributors; Preface; List of figures; 1. Form and function D. H. Berry and Andrew Erskine; Part I. The Orator and his Setting: 2. Court procedure and rhetorical strategy in Cicero J. G. F. Powell; 3. Tribunician sacrosanctity and oratorical performance in the late republic Catherine Steel; 4. Togate statues and petrified orators Glenys Davies; Part II. Rhetorical Strategies: 5. Means and ends of Indignatio in Ciceros Pro Roscio Amerino Christopher Craig; 6. Form as global strategy in Ciceros Second Catilinarian Andrew M. Riggsby; 7. The form and function of narrative in panegyric Roger Rees; 8. Unending praise: Pliny and ending panegyric Bruce Gibson; Part III. Texts in Speeches: 9. The function of a divinely inspired text in Ciceros De harvspicvm responsis Anthony Corbeill; 10. Debate at a distance: a unique rhetorical strategy in Ciceros Thirteenth Philippic John T. Ramsey; 11. The function of verse quotations in Apuleius speeches: making the case with Plato Regine May; Part IV. Speeches in Philosophy: 12. Teaching philosophy, a form or function of Roman oratory: Velleius speech in Ciceros De Natvra Deorvm Carl Joachim Classen; 13. Form and function of speech in the prose work of the younger Seneca Harry Hine; Part V. Speeches in Historiography: 14. Catilines speeches in Sallusts Bellvm Catilinae William W. Batstone; 15. Speech and silence in Caesars Bellvm Gallicvm Christina Shuttleworth Kraus; 16. Rhetorical history: the struggle of the orders in Livy Christopher Smith; 17. Oratory in Tacitus Annals Roland Mayer; 18. Aliena Facvndia: Seneca in Tacitus A. J. Woodman; Notes; Abbreviations and bibliography; Indexes. Review This is a diverse collection of papers, in which the central theme of the relationship between form and function is broadly and variously interpreted; nevertheless, the juxtaposition of the eighteen concise studies from a fine array of scholars is at times thought-provoking. Rebecca Langlands, Greece and Rome Promotional This book explores the interplay of form and function in both real and fictional oratory at Rome. Review Quote "This is a diverse collection of papers, in which the central theme of the relationship between form and function is broadly and variously interpreted; nevertheless, the juxtaposition of the eighteen concise studies from a fine array of scholars is at times thought-provoking." Rebecca Langlands, Greece and Rome Promotional "Headline" This book explores the interplay of form and function in both real and fictional oratory at Rome. Description for Bookstore Leading scholars in the field of Latin prose explore Roman oratory through an analysis of the interplay of form and function. They examine both the speeches of Cicero, Pliny and Apuleius, and those found in philosophical writing and the histories of Caesar, Sallust, Livy and Tacitus. Description for Library Leading scholars in the field of Latin prose explore Roman oratory through an analysis of the interplay of form and function. They examine both the speeches of Cicero, Pliny and Apuleius, and those found in philosophical writing and the histories of Caesar, Sallust, Livy and Tacitus. Details ISBN1107499941 Publisher Cambridge University Press ISBN-10 1107499941 ISBN-13 9781107499942 Format Paperback Short Title FORM & FUNCTION IN ROMAN ORATO Language English Media Book Pages 368 Year 2016 Publication Date 2016-09-15 Imprint Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Andrew Erskine Affiliation University of Edinburgh Position Dr UK Release Date 2016-09-15 AU Release Date 2016-09-15 NZ Release Date 2016-09-15 Illustrations 1 Tables, black and white; 12 Halftones, black and white Author Andrew Erskine Alternative 9780521768955 DEWEY 875.0109 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:99408249;

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