The state of speech : rhetoric and political thought in Ancient Rome / Joy Connolly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Connolly, Joy, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cicero, Marcus Tullius--Criticism and interpretation.

Cicero, Marcus Tullius.

Cicero, Marcus Tullius--Political and social views.

Political and social views.

Criticism and interpretation.

Rome--Politics and government--265-30 B.C.

Rome.

Rhetoric, Ancient.

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Physical Description:

xii, 304 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2007]

Summary:

"This is a brilliant exploration of how rhetoric works as a means of fashioning political awareness. Showing an enviable command of political theory from Plato to Habermas and a sure grasp of Roman political practice, Connolly has written a seminal work that opens up a rich array of new insights by breaking up and infusing new life into traditional distinctions. With her own remarkable powers of rhetorical persuasion, Connolly seduces the reader into entering the complex negotiations of Roman political life."--Elizabeth Asmis, University of Chicago

"This is an admirable book in every way: in its ambition to read Roman rhetorical thought seriously, as political thought, in the breadth of its reference and the depth of its learning, and in its desire to connect the "mores" of the Romans with our own."--Robert Kaster, Princeton University

Contents:

Rhetoric and political thought

Founding the state of speech

Naturalized citizens

The body politic

The aesthetics of virtue

Republican theater

Imperial reenactments

The Ciceronian citizen in a global world.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page [275-293]) and index.

ISBN:

9780691123646

0691123640

OCLC:

85783240

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