Profession and Performance: Aspects of oratory in the Greco-Roman world: 123 (Open access titles)

Kremmydas, Christos; Powell, Jonathan; Rubinstein, Lene

ISBN 10: 1905670516 / ISBN 13: 9781905670512

Published by Institute of Classical Studies, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Profession and Performance: Aspects of oratory in the Greco-Roman world: 123 (Open access titles)
• Publisher: Institute of Classical Studies
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1905670516
• ISBN 13: 9781905670512
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This volume brings together six papers relating to oratory and orators in public fora of Classical Greece and Rome. Edwards and Bers explore aspects of oratorical delivery in the Athenian courts and Assembly, including the demands placed on orators by the physical settings. Tempest examines the conceptions of oratorical competence and incompetence, particularly in respect of performance, as they are implied in Cicero’s criticisms of the rival prosecutor in the trial of Verres. Papers by Karambelas and Powell look at evidence for the importance of advocacy in the Second Sophistic and the late Roman Empire respectively. In an introduction, the editors discuss recurrent themes connected with the orator’s competence and performance, while the final paper of the volume, by Lord Justice Laws, reflects on the continuing relevance of rhetoric in the modern, highly professionalised practice of the law in England.