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Profession and performance : aspects of oratory in the Greco-Roman world
Title
Profession and performance : aspects of oratory in the Greco-Roman world / edited by Christos Kremmydas, Jonathan Powell, & Lene Rubinstein.
ISBN
1905670516
9781905670512
Publication
London : Institute of Classical Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London, 2013.
Physical Description
v, 133 pages ; 25 cm.
Notes
"The papers in this volume were delivered at a one-day colloquium in November 2010 entitled 'Actio-Hypokrisis-Delivery', held under the auspices of the Centre for Oratory and Rhetoric at Royal Holloway, University of London"--Introduction.
Variant and related titles
Aspects of oratory in the Greco-Roman world
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 23, 2015
Series
Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies. Supplement ; 123
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-130) and index.
Contents
Introduction / Jonathan Powell, Lene Rubinstein, and Christos Kremmydas
Hypokritēs in action: delivery in Greek rhetoric / Mike Edwards
Performing the speech in Athenian courts and assembly: adjusting the act to fit the bēma? / Victor Bers
Staging a prosecution: aspects of performance on Cicero's Verrines / Kathryn Tempest
Synēgoroi as 'healers' in the social imagination of the Imperial age / Dimitris Karambelas
The exploits of Honorius: evidence for Roman advocacy in the time of Justinian / Jonathan Powell
The rhetoric of the Common Law / Sir John Laws
Bibliography
Index.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Conference proceedings.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
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University of London. Institute of Classical Studies.
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