| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 420 pages) |
| Contents |
Part I. Hellenistic Oratory in Rhetorical Theory and Literature -- Oratory in Polybius' Histories / John Thornton -- Dionysius and Isaeus / Michael J. Edwards -- The Art of persuasion in Jason's speeches Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica / Eleni Volonaki -- Praise and persuasion : the role of rhetoric in Theocritus' poetry / Gunther Martin -- Rhetoric in (the other) Menander / Christopher Carey -- Rhetorical actors and other versatile Hellenistic vocalists / Edith Hall -- Part II. Oratory in the Hellenistic Schools and Assemblies -- Hellenistic oratory and the evidence of rhetorical exercises / Christos Kremmydas -- Spoken words, written submissions, and diplomatic conventions : the importance and impact of oral performance in Hellenistic Inter-polis Relations / Lene Rubinstein -- Paradoxon, Enargeia, Empathy Hellenistic Decrees and Hellenistic oratory / Angelos Chaniotis -- Part III. Continuity and Convergence : From Greece to Rome -- The embassy of the three philosophers to Rome in 155 bc / J. G. F. Powell -- Stertinian rhetoric pre-imperial Stoic theory and practice of public discourse / Jula Wildberger -- Oratory on the stage in Republican Rome / Gesine Manuwald -- Hellenistic oratory at Rome Cicero's Pro Marcello / Kathryn Tempest -- Hellenistic oratory and Paul of Tarsus / Stanley E. Porter -- Afterword : Hellenistic oratory in context / Graham Shipley |
| Summary |
Hellenistic oratory remains an elusive subject as not one Greek speech has survived from the end of the fourth century bc until the beginning of the first century ad. This book offers a wide-ranging study of the different ways in which Hellenistic oratory can be approached. It examines the different kinds of evidence which shed light on the dynamic character of oratory during the Hellenistic period. All of the chapters stress the pervasive influence of Hellenistic oratory and survey its different manifestations in diverse literary genres and socio-political contexts, especially the dialogue between the Greek oratorical tradition and the developing oratorical practices at Rome. The volume opens with a detailed introduction, which sets the study of Hellenistic oratory within the context of current trends in Hellenistic history and rhetoric, and closes with an afterword which underlines the vibrancy and sophistication of oratory during this period |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Greek language, Hellenistic (300 B.C.-600 A.D.) -- Style
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Oratory, Ancient -- History and criticism
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Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek -- History and criticism
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Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin -- History and criticism
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Ancient & Classical.
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Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek
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Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kremmydas, Christos.
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Tempest, Kathryn.
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| ISBN |
9780191625381 |
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0191625388 |
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9780191751370 |
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0191751375 |
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