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Informationen zum Autor Dr Christos Kremmydas is a Lecturer in Greek History and a member of the Centre for Oratory and Rhetoric at the Department of Classics and Philosophy of Royal Holloway, University of London.Dr Kathryn Tempest is a Senior Lecturer in Roman History and Literature at the Department of Humanities, University of Roehampton. Klappentext This collection of fourteen essays explores the pervasive influence and dynamic character of oratory during the Hellenistic period and survey its different manifestations in diverse literary genres and socio-political contexts, especially the dialogue between the Greek oratorical tradition and the developing oratorical practices at Rome. Zusammenfassung This collection of fourteen essays explores the pervasive influence and dynamic character of oratory during the Hellenistic period and survey its different manifestations in diverse literary genres and socio-political contexts, especially the dialogue between the Greek oratorical tradition and the developing oratorical practices at Rome. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface List of Contributors Introduction: Exploring Oratory in the Hellenistic World PART ONE: HELLENISTIC ORATORY IN RHETORICAL THEORY AND LITERATURE 1: John Thornton: Oratory in Polybius Histories 2: Michael J. Edwards: Dionysius and Isaeus 3: Eleni Volonaki: The Art of Persuasion in Jason's Speeches: Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica 4: Gunther Martin: Praise and Persuasion: The Role of Rhetoric in Theocritus Poetry 5: Christopher Carey: Rhetoric in (the other) Menander 6: Edith Hall: Rhetorical Actors and Other Versatile Hellenistic Vocalists PART TWO: ORATORY IN THE HELLENISTIC SCHOOLS AND ASSEMBLIES 7: Christos Kremmydas: Hellenistic Oratory and the Evidence of Rhetorical Exercises 8: Lene Rubinstein: Spoken Words, Written Submissions, and Diplomatic Conventions: The Importance and Impact of Oral Performance in Hellenistic Inter-polis Relations 9: Angelos Chaniotis: Paradoxon, Enargeia, Empathy: Hellenistic Decrees and Hellenistic Oratory PART THREE: CONTINUITY AND CONVERGENCE: FROM GREECE TO ROME 10: Jonathan G. F. Powell: The Embassy of the Three Philosophers to Rome in 155 BC 11: Jula Wildberger: Stertinian Rhetoric: Pre-Imperial Stoic Theory and Practice of Public Discourse 12: Gesine Manuwald: Oratory on the Stage in Republican Rome 13: Kathryn Tempest: Hellenistic Oratory at Rome: Cicero's Pro Marcello 14: Stanley Porter: Hellenistic Oratory and Paul of Tarsus Afterword: Hellenistic Oratory in Context Bibliography Index ...
