The State of Speech: Rhetoric and Political Thought in Ancient Rome

The State of Speech: Rhetoric and Political Thought in Ancient Rome

by JoyConnolly (Author)

Synopsis

Focuses on Rome's practitioner and theorist of public speech, Cicero. This book shows how Cicero's treatment of the Greek rhetorical tradition's central questions is shaped by his ideal of the republic and the citizen. It is a contribution to the debate over the role of public speech in Roman politics.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 24 Aug 2007

ISBN 10: 0691123640
ISBN 13: 9780691123646