The theatre of justice : aspects of performance in Greco-Roman oratory and rhetoric / edited by Sophia Papaioannou, Andreas Serafim, Beatrice da Vela.
The Theatre of Justice contains 17 chapters that offer a holistic view of performance in Greek and Roman oratorical and political contexts. This holistic view consists of the examination of two areas of techniques. The first one relates to the delivery of speeches and texts: gesticulation, facial ex...
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2017.
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| Series: | Mnemosyne, Supplements Ser.
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| Summary: | The Theatre of Justice contains 17 chapters that offer a holistic view of performance in Greek and Roman oratorical and political contexts. This holistic view consists of the examination of two areas of techniques. The first one relates to the delivery of speeches and texts: gesticulation, facial expressions and vocal communication. The second area includes a wide diversity of techniques that aim at forging a rapport between the speaker and the audience, such as emotions, language and style, vivid imagery and the depiction of characters. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004341876 9004341870 9004334645 9789004334649 |