A Companion to Roman Rhetoric
Published on 27. February 2008
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544 pages
978-1-4051-8500-4 (ISBN)
Description
This authoritative Companion of specially commissioned studies, 31 scholars from nine countries have combined to produce a survey of Roman rhetoric that explores its wide-ranging cultural importance. The contributors include not only internationally recognized figures with established reputations in the field of Roman rhetoric but also emerging scholars with fresh perspectives on the discipline. Among the topics covered by A Companion to Roman Rhetoric are the evolution of Roman rhetoric from its origins to the Renaissance; rhetoric's role in education and acculturation; the seminal importance of rhetoric in statesmanship and politics; the relationship between rhetoric and social identity; the philosophical and theoretical underpinnings of rhetoric; the dynamics of rhetoric performance; and rhetoric's interaction with the major genres and figures of Roman literature. This Companion will be valuable to a wide readership including undergraduates, graduate students, and scholars in Roman culture, as well as scholars in adjacent disciplines seeking an accessible introduction to Roman rhetoric. All Greek and Latin passages are translated.
The volume complements A Companion to Greek Rhetoric published in the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series.
The volume complements A Companion to Greek Rhetoric published in the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series.
Reviews / Votes
"Dominik and Hall have produced a solid, well-structured and accessible piece of work, which not only provides an excellent starting point to newcomers, but also contains a number of original contributions that will be of interest to more advanced scholars." (Scholia Reviews, June 2010) "This Blackwell Companion successfully communicates the efflorescence of Roman rhetorical practices and the centrality of rhetoric in Roman thought." (Classical World, June 2009) "The historical and generic range of these 32 scholarly essays strikingly reflects how rhetoric pervaded Roman literature... .Students at all levels will benefit from reading these essays." (Classical Review. 2008) "Students at all levels will benefit from reading these essays, both for their intrinsic scholarship and for the guidance they give, through copious bibliographical reference, towards further research...an important contribution to Blackwell's catalogue of classical titles." (The Classical Review, Vol 58 No. 1 2008) "Dominik and Hall's [book] will be welcomed by those seeking capable introductions to the areas it treats. Through an array of open-minded contributions [it] usefully introduces the main scholarly issues in Roman rhetoric and oratory, outlining how far the field has come and the opportunities and complications that lie ahead." (Bryn Mawr Classical Review) "A significant major contribution that adds further prestige to a very major series." (Reference Reviews) "A short review cannot begin to do justice to the immense range of material covered here ... This excellent Companion will tell most readers all they need to know about Roman rhetoric." (Journal of Classics Teaching) "This welcome addition ... fills a void long empty in classical scholarship ... .Every library, if not every Classics department, should own a copy." (New England Classical Journal)More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 253 mm
Width: 180 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
1104 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-8500-4 (9781405185004)
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William Dominik | Jon Hall
A Companion to Roman Rhetoric
E-Book
05/2008
Wiley-Blackwell
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Person
William Dominik is Professor of Classics at the University of Otago. He is a contributor to A Companion to Ancient Epic (2005) and A Companion to the Classical Tradition (2006). He has also published numerous books, chapters, and articles on Roman literature and other topics. Jon Hall is Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Otago. He is the author of numerous articles and chapters on Cicero's oratory and rhetorical treatises. He has also completed a book on Cicero's correspondence.
Content
Notes on Contributors. Preface. Texts and Abbreviations. Part I: Approaching Rhetoric. 1. Confronting Roman Rhetoric (William Dominik and Jon Hall, University of Otago). 2. Modern Critical Approaches to Roman Rhetoric (John Dugan, University at Buffalo). 3. Greek Rhetoric Meets Rome: Expansion, Resistance, and Acculturation (Sarah Culpepper Stroup, University of Washington). 4. Native Roman Rhetoric: Plautus and Terence (John Barsby, University of Otago). 5. Roman Oratory Before Cicero: The Elder Cato and Gaius Gracchus (Enrica Sciarrino, University of Canterbury). Part II: Rhetoric and Its Social Context. 6. Rhetorical Education and Social Reproduction in the Republic and Early Empire (Anthony Corbeill, University of Kansas). 7. Virile Tongues: Rhetoric and Masculinity (Joy Connolly, New York University). 8. Oratory, Rhetoric, and Politics in the Republic (Michael C. Alexander, University of Illinois). 9. Oratory and Politics in the Empire (Steven H. Rutledge, University of Maryland). 10. Roman Senatorial Oratory (John Ramsey, University of Illinois). 11. Panegyric (Roger Rees, University of St Andrews). 12. Roman Oratorical Invective (Valentina Arena, University College, London). Part III: Systematizing Rhetoric. 13. Roman Rhetorical Handbooks (Robert N. Gaines, University of Maryland). 14. Elocutio: Latin Prose Style (Roderich Kirchner, Friedrich-Schiller University). 15. Memory and the Roman Orator (Jocelyn Penny Small, Rutgers University). 16. Wit and Humor in Roman Rhetoric (Edwin Rabbie, Constantijn Huygens Institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences). 17. Oratorical Delivery and the Emotions: Theory and Practice (Jon Hall, University of Otago). Part IV: Rhetoricians and Orators. 18. Lost Orators of Rome (Catherine Steel, University of Glasgow). 19. Cicero as Rhetorician (James M. May, St. Olaf College). 20. Cicero as Orator (Christopher P. Craig, University of Tennessee). 21. Grammarians and Rhetoricians (Charles McNelis, Georgetown University). 22. Roman Declamation: The Elder Seneca and Quintilian (W. Martin Bloomer, University of Notre Dame). 23. Quintilian as Rhetorician and Teacher (Jorge Fernandez Lopez, University of La Rioja). 24. Tacitus and Pliny on Oratory (William Dominik, University of Otago). 25. Rhetoric and the Second Sophistic (Graham Anderson, University of Kent). 26. Roman Rhetoric and its Afterlife (John O. Ward, University of Sydney). Part V: Rhetoric and Roman Literature. 27. Rhetoric and Literature at Rome (Matthew Fox, University of Birmingham). 28. Rhetoric and Epic: Vergil's Aeneid and Lucan's Bellum Civile (Emanuele Narducci, University of Florence). 29. Rhetoric and Satire: Horace, Persius, and Juvenal (Dan Hooley, University of Missouri). 30. Rhetoric and Ovid (Ulrike Auhagen, University of Freiburg). 31. Rhetoric and the Younger Seneca (Marcus Wilson, University of Auckland). 32. Rhetoric and Historiography (Cynthia Damon, Amherst College). Bibliography. Glossary of Technical Terms. Index Locorum. General Index.