Profession and Performance
Subtitle: Aspects of Oratory in the Greco-Roman World
Publisher: University of London, School of Advanced Study, Institute of Classical Studies
Published: 2013
Language: eng; grc
Number of pages: 133
ISBN-13: 9781905670512
Subjects: Speeches, addresses, etc., greek, history and criticism; Rhetoric, ancient; Civilization, greco-roman; Classical literature, history and criticism
Description: "his 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."--