Cicero the Advocate
| Author | : J. G. F. Powell |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press on Demand |
| Total Pages | : 448 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0199298297 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780199298297 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (297 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Cicero the Advocate by : J. G. F. Powell
Download or read book Cicero the Advocate written by J. G. F. Powell and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2006 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of contributions by prominent Ciceronian scholars on Cicero's forensic speeches as examples of advocacy designed to secure a verdict, setting the speeches in the context of the Roman court system and of ancient rhetoric, discussing the nature of advocacy ancient and modern, analysing Cicero's various techniques of persuasion, and examining a number of speeches in detail as case studies.
