Hellenistic oratory: continuity and change

by Kremmydas, Christos Tempest, Kathryn

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Full title :Hellenistic oratory : continuity and change / edited by Christos Kremmydas and Kathryn Tempest.

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 collection of fourteen interdisciplinary essays offers a wide-ranging study of the different ways in which Hellenistic oratory can be approached. Written by a team of leading scholars in the field, it examines the different kinds of evidence which shed light on the dynamic character of oratory during the Hellenistic period. All essays 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.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2013, cop. 2013.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2013, cop. 2013.

The Physical Object

Description:1 vol. (VIII-420 p.) : : couv. ill. en coul. ; : 23 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780199654314, 019965431X
oclc:ocn864318370
LC Classification:PA
Dewey Decimal:480

Subjects

Civilisation hellénistique Criticism, interpretation, etc Discours grecs -- Histoire et critique Discours latins -- Histoire et critique Études diverses Littérature grecque hellénistique Rhétorique antique Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek -- His… Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin -- His…