Representations: Images of the World in Ciceronian Oratory

By Ann Vasaly

Book Overview

Ann Vasaly 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. As a genre uniquely dependent on an immediate interaction between author and audience, ancient oratory becomes performance art.

Vasaly investigates the way Cicero represented the contemporary physical world--places, topography, and monuments, both those seen and those merely mentioned--to his listeners and demonstrates how he used these representations to persuade. Her exceptionally well-written study deftly recaptures the immediacy of Cicero's oratory and makes a trenchant contribution to an important new area of inquiry in Classical Studies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520201787
• ISBN13: 9780520201781
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 301 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"