Law and ethics in Greek and Roman declamation / edited by Eugenio Amato, Francesco Citti, and Bart Huelsenbeck.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Amato, Eugenio, editor.

Citti, Francesco, editor.

Huelsenbeck, Bart, editor.

Series:

Law & literature (De Gruyter) ; volume 10.

Law & literature ; volume 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rhetoric, Ancient.

Law in literature.

Ethics in literature.

Latin literature--History and criticism.

Latin literature.

Greek literature--History and criticism.

Greek literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (362 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin : De Gruyter, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ancient declamation-the practice of delivering speeches on the basis of fictitious scenarios-defies easy categorization. It stands at the crossroads of several modern disciplines. It is only within the past few decades that the full complexity of declamation, and the promise inherent in its study, have come to be recognized. This volume, which contains thirteen essays from an international team of scholars, engages with the multidisciplinary nature of declamation, focusing in particular on the various interactions in declamation between rhetoric, literature, law, and ethics. Contributions pursue a range of topics, but also complement each other. Separate essays by Brescia, Lentano, and Lupi explore social roles-their tensions and expectations-as defined through declamation. With similar emphasis on historical circumstances, Quiroga Puertas and Tomassi consider the adaptation of rhetorical material to frame contemporary realities. Schwartz draws attention to the sometimes hazy borderline between declamation and the courtroom. The relationship between laws and declamation, a topic of abiding importance, is examined in studies by Berti, Breij, and Johansson. Also with an eye to the complex interaction between laws and declamation, Pasetti offers a narratological analysis of cases of poisoning. Citti discovers the concept of natural law represented in declamatory material. While looking at a case of extreme cruelty, Huelsenbeck evaluates the nature of declamatory language, emphasizing its use as an integral instrument of performance events. Zinsmaier looks at discourse on the topic of torture in rhetorical and legal contexts.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Law and Ethics in Greek and Roman Declamation: Current Perspectives, Future Directions / Amato, Eugenio / Citti, Francesco / Huelsenbeck, Bart

Law in Declamation: The status legales in Senecan controversiae / Berti, Emanuele

Shared Speech in the Collection of the Elder Seneca (Contr. 10.4): Towards a Study of Common Literary Passages as Community Interaction / Huelsenbeck, Bart

Forensic Intrusion into the Schools of Rhetoric: A Reading of Cassius Severus' Attack on Cestius Pius / Schwartz, Pablo

Ambiguous Silence: stuprum and pudicitia in Latin Declamation / Brescia, Graziana

Quaedam iura non lege, sed natura: Nature and Natural Law in Roman Declamation / Citti, Francesco

Parricidii sit actio: Killing the Father in Roman Declamation / Lentano, Mario

Cases of Poisoning in Greek and Roman Declamation / Pasetti, Lucia

Truth by Force? Torture as Evidence in Ancient Rhetoric and Roman Law / Zinsmaier, Thomas

The Law in the Major Declamations Ascribed to Quintilian / Breij, Bé

Tyrants and Tyrannicides: Between Literary Creation and Contemporary Reality in Greek Declamation / Tomassi, Gianluigi

Nature over Law: Themes of Disowning in Libanius' Declamations / Johansson, Mikael

Demosthenes' Moral and Legal Arguments in Libanius' Declamations / Puertas, Alberto J. Quiroga

Two Laws, Two Loves: Generational Conflict Between a Father and His Son in Choricius' Declamations 5 and 6 / Lupi, Simona

Contributors

Index of Ancient Names

Index of Modern Names

General Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9783110401882

3110401886

9783110402087

3110402084

OCLC:

1013967205