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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.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: general

• Full title: Representations
• Subtitle: Images of the World in Ciceronian Oratory
• Author: Ann Vasaly
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 301
• EAN: 9780520201781
• ISBN: 0520201787
• ID: 04616076
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Weight: 522 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 157 × 20 mm
• Date of publishing: 25. January 1996

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