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Ethics, identity, and community in later Roman declamation /

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Rhetorical training was the central component of an elite Roman man's education. Controversiae (declamations), imaginary courtroom speeches in the character of a fictional or historical individual, were the most advanced exercises in the standard rhetorical curriculum. The 'Major Declarati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bernstein, Neil W., 1973-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin > History and criticism.
Oratory, Ancient.
Discours latins > Histoire et critique.
Éloquence antique.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Latin.
Oratory, Ancient
Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Law, Ethics, and Community in Sophistopolis
  • 1. Authority
  • 2. Verification
  • 3. Reciprocity
  • 4. Visuality
  • Part II. Responding to the Major Declamations
  • 5. Vives' "For the stepmother" and Patarol's Antilogiae
  • Postscript: Declamation, controversiality, and contemporary pedagogy.