Description: Introducing Roman Declamation by Mario Lentano, William Short A new overview of Roman declamation, one of the least studied but most important genres of ancient literature. Letano presents an original way of looking at aspects of major relevance to Roman culture of the imperial period. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Introducing Roman Declamation provides an overview of school declamation, that is, the themes on which students of the Roman rhetorical schools cut their teeth and proved their talent. Beginning in the late Republican period and throughout the entire imperial age, the rhetorical schools were an obligatory step in the curriculum of elite education.Despite its huge importance and the sizeability of the preserved material, almost 300 themes, declamation has only in recent times received the scholarly attention it deserves, as the victim of a prejudice that was already widespread in antiquity, owing to the chasm between school themes and the real world. But in fact declamation provides a privileged lens through which to investigate the culture of the imperial age, the evolution of law, family and social relations, the relationship with literature and with contemporaneous politics. With an up-to-date bibliography, the book explores these and other aspects of Roman declamation, highlighting both long-standing conclusions of research, and points that remain debated by scholars or that still remain to be investigated.The book is particularly intended for undergraduates who wish to become familiar with this important aspect of Latin literature, as well as for scholars of the ancient world and of Roman history, and for specialists in Roman rhetoric, to whom it presents the state of the art. Author Biography Mario Lentano teaches Latin language and literature at the University of Siena (Italy). His research interests include comedy, declamation, the myths of Romes origins and family relations, especially the father-son relationship.William Short lectures in Classics at the University of Exeter. His research centres on metaphor in Latin language and literature, and draws on theories and methods of cognitive linguistics and cultural anthropology. Table of Contents Preface Introduction 1. Declamation: a short history 2. The practice of declamation and rhetorical education 3. Themes and characters 4. Culture in declamation 5. The politics of declamation 6. Declamation and law 7. Greeks and Romans Bibliography Index Details ISBN1804131016 Author William Short Publisher University of Exeter Press Series Exeter Language and Lexicography Year 2023 Translator William Short ISBN-13 9781804131015 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2023-09-05 Imprint University of Exeter Press Subtitle A New Cultural and Anthropological Perspective Place of Publication Exeter Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2023-09-05 NZ Release Date 2023-09-05 UK Release Date 2023-09-05 ISBN-10 1804131016 Pages 112 Audience Professional & Vocational DEWEY 808.00938 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158579981;
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