J. Booth (dir.), Cicero on the Attack. Invective and Subversion in the Orations and Beyond

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Information publiée le lundi 23 février 2009 par Frédérique Fleck (source : BMCR)

Joan Booth (dir.), Cicero on the Attack. Invective and Subversion in the Orations and Beyond, Swansea: The Classical Press of Wales, 2007. xiv, 215 pages. ISBN 9781905125197 $69.50 Recension par Rita Degl'Innocenti Pierini (Università di Firenze) dans Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2009.02.39.

Présentation de l'éditeur:

Eight new essays, from a distinguished international cast, examine the techniques of Cicero's verbal aggression. Analysis includes political and forensic context but also Cicero's own formal theory of rhetoric and his debts to other genres, literary and dramatic.

Table des matières:

Introduction: Joan Booth: man and matter, pp. IX-XIV.

1. J.G.F. Powell: Invective and the orator: Ciceronian theory and practice, 1-23.

2. Robin Seager: Ciceronian invective: themes and variations, 25-46.

3. Javier Uría: The semantics and pragmatics of Ciceronian invective, 47-70.

4. Keith Hopwood: Smear and spin: Ciceronian tactics in De lege agraria II, 71-103.

5. Catherine Steel: Name and shame? Invective against Clodius and others in the post-exile speeches, 105-128.

6. Byron Harries: Acting the part: techniques of the comic stage in Cicero's early speeches, 129-147.

7. Ingo Gildenhard: Greek auxiliaries: tragedy and philosophy in Ciceronian invective, 149-182.

8. Rogier L. van der Wal: 'What a funny consul we have!' Cicero's dealings with Cato Uticensis and prominent friends in opposition, 183-205.