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The State of Speech: Rhetoric and Political Thought in Ancient Rome Joy Connolly
The State of Speech: Rhetoric and Political Thought in Ancient Rome
Joy Connolly
Focuses on Rome's practitioner and theorist of public speech, Cicero. This book shows how Cicero's treatment of the Greek rhetorical tradition's central questions is shaped by his ideal of the republic and the citizen. It is a contribution to the debate over the role of public speech in Roman politics.
322 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | August 5, 2007 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691123646 |
| Publishers | Princeton University Press |
| Pages | 328 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 235 × 19 mm · 595 g |
| Language | English |