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University of California Press. Used - Like New. 1ST. Hardcover. Cloth, dj. 301 Pages. Fine. University of California Press ISBN 0520077555 9780520077553 [US]
ISBN10: 0520077555, ISBN13: 9780520077553, [publisher: University of California Press] Hardcover With very good dust jacket. Very Good hardcover with light shelfwear - NICE! Standard-sized. [Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1993]
ISBN10: 0520077555, ISBN13: 9780520077553, [publisher: University of California Press] Hardcover Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized. [Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1993]
Representations: Images of the World in Ciceronian Oratory, Ann Vasaly. Published by University of California Press Ltd., Berkley, Los Angeles, Oxford, 1993. First Edition. Blue cloth boards, blue spine titles. 8vo up to 9½" tall. 301 pages including bibliography, general index, index of ancient authors, illustrations. In mint, unread condition; unclipped dustjacket has light scuffing otherwise fine.Ann Vasaly introduces representation theory into the study of Ciceronian persuasion and contends that an understanding of milieu—social, political, topographical—is crucial to understanding Ciceronian oratory. As a genre uniquely dependent on an immediate interaction between author and audience, ancient oratory becomes performance art.Vasaly investigates the way Cicero represented the contemporary physical world—places, topography, and monuments, both those seen and those merely mentioned—to his listeners and demonstrates how he used these representations to persuade. Her exceptionally well-written study deftly recaptures the immediacy of Cicero's oratory and makes a trenchant contribution to an important new area of inquiry in Classical Studies. ISBN 0520077555 9780520077553 [CA]
ISBN10: 0520077555, ISBN13: 9780520077553, [publisher: University of California Press Ltd, Berkley, Los Angeles, Oxford] Hardcover First Edition Representations: Images of the World in Ciceronian Oratory, Ann Vasaly. Published by University of California Press Ltd., Berkley, Los Angeles, Oxford, 1993. First Edition. Blue cloth boards, blue spine titles. 8vo up to 9½" tall. 301 pages including bibliography, general index, index of ancient authors, illustrations. In mint, unread condition; unclipped dustjacket has light scuffing otherwise fine. Ann Vasaly introduces representation theory into the study of Ciceronian persuasion and contends that an understanding of milieu¿social, political, topographical¿is crucial to understanding Ciceronian oratory. As a genre uniquely dependent on an immediate interaction between author and audience, ancient oratory becomes performance art. Vasaly investigates the way Cicero represented the contemporary physical world¿places, topography, and monuments, both those seen and those merely mentioned¿to his listeners and demonstrates how he used these representations to persuade. Her exceptionally well-written study deftly recaptures the immediacy of Cicero's oratory and makes a trenchant contribution to an important new area of inquiry in Classical Studies. [North Vancouver, BC, Canada] [Publication Year: 1993] ...
University of California Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Date: 1993. Hardcover. 0520077555 . Book is fine. Dustjacket has minor edgewear and rubbing. ; Ann Vasaly introduces representation theory into the study of Ciceronian persuasion and contends that an understanding of milieu--social, political, topographical--is crucial to understanding Ciceronian oratory. As a genre uniquely dependent on an immediate interaction between author and audience, ancient oratory becomes performance art. Vasaly investigates the way Cicero represented the contemporary physical world--places, topography, and monuments, both those seen and those merely mentioned--to his listeners and demonstrates how he used these representations to persuade. Her exceptionally well-written study deftly recaptures the immediacy of Cicero's oratory and makes a trenchant contribution to an important new area of inquiry in Classical Studies. ; 301 pages . 1993. University of California Press ISBN 0520077555 9780520077553 [CA]
ISBN10: 0520077555, ISBN13: 9780520077553, [publisher: University of California Press] Hardcover Book is fine. Dustjacket has minor edgewear and rubbing. ; Ann Vasaly introduces representation theory into the study of Ciceronian persuasion and contends that an understanding of milieu--social, political, topographical--is crucial to understanding Ciceronian oratory. As a genre uniquely dependent on an immediate interaction between author and audience, ancient oratory becomes performance art. Vasaly investigates the way Cicero represented the contemporary physical world--places, topography, and monuments, both those seen and those merely mentioned--to his listeners and demonstrates how he used these representations to persuade. Her exceptionally well-written study deftly recaptures the immediacy of Cicero's oratory and makes a trenchant contribution to an important new area of inquiry in Classical Studies. ; 301 pages [Toronto, ON, Canada] [Publication Year: 1993]
University of California Press 1993 Hardcover Fine in Very Good dust jacket 0520077555. Book is fine. Dustjacket has minor edgewear and rubbing.; Ann Vasaly introduces representation theory into the study of Ciceronian persuasion and contends that an understanding of milieu--social, political, topographical--is crucial to understanding Ciceronian oratory. As a genre uniquely dependent on an immediate interaction between author and audience, ancient oratory becomes performance art. Vasaly investigates the way Cicero represented the contemporary physical world--places, topography, and monuments, both those seen and those merely mentioned--to his listeners and demonstrates how he used these representations to persuade. Her exceptionally well-written study deftly recaptures the immediacy of Cicero's oratory and makes a trenchant contribution to an important new area of inquiry in Classical Studies.; 301 pages.
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ISBN10: 0520077555, ISBN13: 9780520077553, [publisher: University of California Press] Hardcover en anglais XII + 301 pages Toilé bleu éditeur avec sa jaquette. Dos imprimé (auteur et titre). Bon état. Nombreux soulignés au crayon dans le texte. 15,5 x 24 [La Chèvrerie, France] [Publication Year: 1993]
ISBN10: 0520077555, ISBN13: 9780520077553, [publisher: University of California Press] Hardcover 301 p. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Dedication by the author to Prof. Haase and his wife. - Dust jacket a bit rubbed, else good and clean. - Ancient oratory demanded much of the speaker. Trained to anticipate various exigencies, the ancient orator responded immediately to circumstances: the reaction of his audience, the attacks of opponents, or the specific ambiance that prevailed at the time of his performance. Cicero, for example, delivered speeches that exhibited the formal structure and polish of sophisticated literary productions, yet his oratory also reflected the spontaneity and immediacy of extemporaneous creation. Previous studies of Ciceros speeches considered them as static entities, interesting chiefly for their fidelity or lack of fidelity to the prescriptions of ancient rhetorical theory. Recently scholars have explored the speeches as "documents of progressive persuasion," but these studies consider the speeches as written texts rather than as reflections of original performances. In Representations: Images of the World in Ciceronian Oratory, Ann Vasaly introduces representation theory into the study of Ciceronian persuasion. Vasaly views Latin literature as an expression of a particular time and place, and contends that an understanding of mi ...
ISBN10: 0520077555, ISBN13: 9780520077553, [publisher: University of California Press] Hardcover 301 p. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Dedication by the author to Prof. Haase and his wife. - Dust jacket a bit rubbed, else good and clean. - Ancient oratory demanded much of the speaker. Trained to anticipate various exigencies, the ancient orator responded immediately to circumstances: the reaction of his audience, the attacks of opponents, or the specific ambiance that prevailed at the time of his performance. Cicero, for example, delivered speeches that exhibited the formal structure and polish of sophisticated literary productions, yet his oratory also reflected the spontaneity and immediacy of extemporaneous creation. Previous studies of Ciceros speeches considered them as static entities, interesting chiefly for their fidelity or lack of fidelity to the prescriptions of ancient rhetorical theory. Recently scholars have explored the speeches as "documents of progressive persuasion," but these studies consider the speeches as written texts rather than as reflections of original performances. In Representations: Images of the World in Ciceronian Oratory, Ann Vasaly introduces representation theory into the study of Ciceronian persuasion. Vasaly views Latin literature as an expression of a particular time and place, and contends that an understanding of mi ...
ISBN10: 0520077555, ISBN13: 9780520077553, [publisher: University of California Press] Hardcover [Sioux Falls, SD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1993]
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