Cicero, Catullus, and the Language of Social Performance

Summary

Charm, wit and style were essential, but dangerous ingredients in the social repertoire of the Roman elite. This work explores the complexities and ambiguities of charm, wit and style in Roman literature of the late Republic by tracking the origins and development of the terms used.

Product details

• Authors: Brian A. Krostenko
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.04.2001
• EAN: 9780226454443
• ISBN: 978-0-226-45444-3
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 17 mm x 23 mm x 2 mm
• Weight: 539 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, HISTORY / Essays, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient Rome, Social and cultural history, Literary essays, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc