Law and Ethics in Greek and Roman Declamation
Publisher: De Gruyter, Inc.; Walter de Gruyter Inc.; De Gruyter
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9783110401783
Subjects: Rhetoric, ancient; Law in literature; Ethics in literature; Latin literature, history and criticism; Greek literature, history and criticism
Description: Ancient declamation defies easy categorization. It stands at the crossroads of several modern disciplines. Only within the past few decades the complexity of declamation and the promise inherent in its study have come to be recognized. The book contains 13 essays from international scholars, engages with the multi-disciplinary nature of ancient declamation, focusing on the interactions in declamation between rhetoric, literature, law, and ethics.--Publisher description.