The World of Tacitus' Dialogus de Oratoribus

The World of Tacitus' Dialogus de Oratoribus
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 359
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ISBN-10 : 9781316060827
ISBN-13 : 1316060829
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Book Synopsis The World of Tacitus' Dialogus de Oratoribus by : Christopher S. van den Berg

Download or read book The World of Tacitus' Dialogus de Oratoribus written by Christopher S. van den Berg and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-09-11 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coming to terms with the rhetorical arts of antiquity necessarily illuminates our own ideas of public discourse and the habits of speech to which they have led. Tacitus wrote the Dialogus at a time (ca. 100 CE) when intense scrutiny of the history, the definitions, and the immediate relevance of public speech were all being challenged and refashioned by a host of vibrant intellects and ambitious practitioners. This book challenges the notion that Tacitus sought to explain the decline of oratory under the Principate. Rather, from examination of the dynamics of argument in the dialogue and the underlying literary traditions there emerges a sophisticated consideration of eloquentia in the Roman Empire. Tacitus emulates Cicero's legacy and challenges his position at the top of Rome's oratorical canon. He further shows that eloquentia is a means by which to compete with the power of the Principate.


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