The Philippics

Autore: Hall, Jon
Titolo: The Philippics
Rivista/Miscellanea: in : Brill´s companion to Cicero : oratory and rhetoric / edited by James M. May, Brill, 2002
Luogo edizione: Leiden ; Boston; Köln
Editore: Brill
Anno edizione: 2002
Pagine: 273-304
Parole chiave: Éloquence - Eloquenza - Eloquence, Histoire - Storia - History, Rhétorique - Retorica - Rhetorics
Descrizione: The following discussion presents a brief summary of the background and content of each speech, and then examines four of their most important rhetorical features: (1) Cicero’s use of the ‘rhetoric of crisis’; (2) his use of wit and ridicule, especially in Philippics 2 and 13; (3) the rhetorical purpose of praise and honorific decrees; (4) the style of the speeches.[Author]
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Sigla autore: Hall 2002