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Profession and Performance: Aspects of oratory in the Greco-Roman World

Citation: Kremmydas, Christos and Powell, Jonathan and Rubinstein, Lene, eds. (2017) Profession and Performance: Aspects of oratory in the Greco-Roman World. Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies Supplements . Institute of Classical Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London, London. ISBN 9781905670697

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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.

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Subjects: Classics
Divisions: UoL Press
Institute of Classical Studies
Collections: Humanities Digital Library
Dates:
  • 1 September 2017 (published)

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