Profession and Performance: Aspects of oratory in the Greco-Roman world (Paperback)

This volume brings together six papers relating to oratory and orators in public fora of Classical Greece and Rome. Edwards and Bers explore aspects of oratorical delivery in the Athenian courts and Assembly, including the demands placed on orators by the physical settings. Tempest examines the conceptions of oratorical competence and incompetence, particularly in respect of performance, as they are implied in Cicero's criticisms of the rival prosecutor in the trial of Verres. Papers by Karambelas and Powell look at evidence for the importance of advocacy in the Second Sophistic and the late Roman Empire respectively. In an introduction, the editors discuss recurrent themes connected with the orator's competence and performance, while the final paper of the volume, by Lord Justice Laws, reflects on the continuing relevance of rhetoric in the modern, highly professionalised practice of the law in England.

General

Imprint:	Institute of Classical Studies
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Open access titles, 123
Release date:	November 2013
First published:	2013
Editors:	Christos Kremmydas • Jonathan Powell • Lene Rubinstein
Dimensions:	244 x 170mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	140
ISBN-13:	978-1-905670-51-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Promotions
LSN:	1-905670-51-6
Barcode:	9781905670512

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