Representations - Images of the World in Ciceronian Oratory

"This is the first book to undertake a study of how Cicero represented his raw material to the public. It does so in a very readable and attractive way, and none who take it up will find it easy to abandon."—Elaine Fantham, Princeton University

"The kind of study that enriches and enlivens our understanding. . . . There is nothing else like it in Ciceronian studies."—Eleanor Winsor Leach, Indiana University

About the author

Ann Vasaly is Assistant Professor of Classical Studies at Boston University.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Ann Vasaly, Vasaly Ann
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.01.1996
• EAN: 9780520201781
• ISBN: 978-0-520-20178-1
• No. of pages: 301
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval