Roman Oratory (New Surveys in the Classics)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: August 14, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 94
ISBN-13: 9780521687225
Subjects: European history: BCE to c 500 CE; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; History: World; History; History - General History; Latin; Ancient Rome; General; History / General; Europe - Italy; Oratory, Ancient; Rhetoric, Ancient
Description: "When and why did men speak in public at Rome and why did they subsequently write down what they had said? This book offers an introduction to public speaking at Rome from its origins until the second century AD. It looks at how orators were supposed to behave and how they were trained: and what the behaviour and training of orators can tell us about the things which the Roman elite in general considered important, given that being a good speaker was a skill very highly valued in the culture."--BOOK JACKET.