Jon Hall, University of Otago, New Zealand, has published
Cicero's Use of Judicial Theater with the University of Michigan Press. It is available in both hardcover and paperback. Here is a description of the contents from the publisher's website.
In Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater, Jon
Hall examines Cicero's use of showmanship in the Roman courts, looking
in particular at the nonverbal devices that he employs during his
speeches as he attempts to manipulate opinion. Cicero's speeches in the
law-courts often incorporate theatrical devices including the use of
family relatives as props during emotional appeals, exploitation of
tears and supplication, and the wearing of specially dirtied attire by
defendants during a trial, all of which contrast strikingly with the
practices of the modem advocate. Hall investigates how Cicero
successfully deployed these techniques and why they played such a
prominent part in the Roman courts. These "judicial theatrics" are
rarely discussed by the ancient rhetorical handbooks, and Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater argues
that their successful use by Roman orators derives largely from the
inherent theatricality of aristocratic life in ancient Rome—most of the
devices deployed in the courts appear elsewhere in the social and
political activities of the elite.
While Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater will
be of interest primarily to professional scholars and students studying
the speeches of Cicero, its wider analyses, both of Roman cultural
customs and the idiosyncratic practices of the courts, will prove
relevant also to social historians, as well as historians of legal
procedure.
Illustration: Statue of Cicero, Arpino, Italy.
- See more at: http://www.press.umich.edu/1879571/ciceros_use_of_judicial_theater#sthash.y3JSHOZS.dpuf
In Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater, Jon Hall examines Cicero's
use of showmanship in the Roman courts, looking in particular at the
nonverbal devices that he employs during his speeches as he attempts to
manipulate opinion. Cicero's speeches in the law-courts often
incorporate theatrical devices including the use of family relatives as
props during emotional appeals, exploitation of tears and supplication,
and the wearing of specially dirtied attire by defendants during a
trial, all of which contrast strikingly with the practices of the modem
advocate. Hall investigates how Cicero successfully deployed these
techniques and why they played such a prominent part in the Roman
courts. These "judicial theatrics" are rarely discussed by the ancient
rhetorical handbooks, and Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater argues
that their successful use by Roman orators derives largely from the
inherent theatricality of aristocratic life in ancient Rome—most of the
devices deployed in the courts appear elsewhere in the social and
political activities of the elite.
While Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater will
be of interest primarily to professional scholars and students studying
the speeches of Cicero, its wider analyses, both of Roman cultural
customs and the idiosyncratic practices of the courts, will prove
relevant also to social historians, as well as historians of legal
procedure.
In Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater, Jon
Hall examines Cicero's use of showmanship in the Roman courts, looking
in particular at the nonverbal devices that he employs during his
speeches as he attempts to manipulate opinion. Cicero's speeches in the
law-courts often incorporate theatrical devices including the use of
family relatives as props during emotional appeals, exploitation of
tears and supplication, and the wearing of specially dirtied attire by
defendants during a trial, all of which contrast strikingly with the
practices of the modem advocate. Hall investigates how Cicero
successfully deployed these techniques and why they played such a
prominent part in the Roman courts. These "judicial theatrics" are
rarely discussed by the ancient rhetorical handbooks, and Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater argues
that their successful use by Roman orators derives largely from the
inherent theatricality of aristocratic life in ancient Rome—most of the
devices deployed in the courts appear elsewhere in the social and
political activities of the elite.
While Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater will
be of interest primarily to professional scholars and students studying
the speeches of Cicero, its wider analyses, both of Roman cultural
customs and the idiosyncratic practices of the courts, will prove
relevant also to social historians, as well as historians of legal
procedure.
- See more at: http://www.press.umich.edu/1879571/ciceros_use_of_judicial_theater/?s=description#sthash.y3JSHOZS.dpuf
In Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater, Jon
Hall examines Cicero's use of showmanship in the Roman courts, looking
in particular at the nonverbal devices that he employs during his
speeches as he attempts to manipulate opinion. Cicero's speeches in the
law-courts often incorporate theatrical devices including the use of
family relatives as props during emotional appeals, exploitation of
tears and supplication, and the wearing of specially dirtied attire by
defendants during a trial, all of which contrast strikingly with the
practices of the modem advocate. Hall investigates how Cicero
successfully deployed these techniques and why they played such a
prominent part in the Roman courts. These "judicial theatrics" are
rarely discussed by the ancient rhetorical handbooks, and Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater argues
that their successful use by Roman orators derives largely from the
inherent theatricality of aristocratic life in ancient Rome—most of the
devices deployed in the courts appear elsewhere in the social and
political activities of the elite.
While Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater will
be of interest primarily to professional scholars and students studying
the speeches of Cicero, its wider analyses, both of Roman cultural
customs and the idiosyncratic practices of the courts, will prove
relevant also to social historians, as well as historians of legal
procedure.
Illustration: Statue of Cicero, Arpino, Italy.
- See more at: http://www.press.umich.edu/1879571/ciceros_use_of_judicial_theater#sthash.y3JSHOZS.dpuf
In Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater, Jon
Hall examines Cicero's use of showmanship in the Roman courts, looking
in particular at the nonverbal devices that he employs during his
speeches as he attempts to manipulate opinion. Cicero's speeches in the
law-courts often incorporate theatrical devices including the use of
family relatives as props during emotional appeals, exploitation of
tears and supplication, and the wearing of specially dirtied attire by
defendants during a trial, all of which contrast strikingly with the
practices of the modem advocate. Hall investigates how Cicero
successfully deployed these techniques and why they played such a
prominent part in the Roman courts. These "judicial theatrics" are
rarely discussed by the ancient rhetorical handbooks, and Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater argues
that their successful use by Roman orators derives largely from the
inherent theatricality of aristocratic life in ancient Rome—most of the
devices deployed in the courts appear elsewhere in the social and
political activities of the elite.
While Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater will
be of interest primarily to professional scholars and students studying
the speeches of Cicero, its wider analyses, both of Roman cultural
customs and the idiosyncratic practices of the courts, will prove
relevant also to social historians, as well as historians of legal
procedure.
Illustration: Statue of Cicero, Arpino, Italy.
- See more at: http://www.press.umich.edu/1879571/ciceros_use_of_judicial_theater#sthash.y3JSHOZS.dpuf
In Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater, Jon
Hall examines Cicero's use of showmanship in the Roman courts, looking
in particular at the nonverbal devices that he employs during his
speeches as he attempts to manipulate opinion. Cicero's speeches in the
law-courts often incorporate theatrical devices including the use of
family relatives as props during emotional appeals, exploitation of
tears and supplication, and the wearing of specially dirtied attire by
defendants during a trial, all of which contrast strikingly with the
practices of the modem advocate. Hall investigates how Cicero
successfully deployed these techniques and why they played such a
prominent part in the Roman courts. These "judicial theatrics" are
rarely discussed by the ancient rhetorical handbooks, and Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater argues
that their successful use by Roman orators derives largely from the
inherent theatricality of aristocratic life in ancient Rome—most of the
devices deployed in the courts appear elsewhere in the social and
political activities of the elite.
While Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater will
be of interest primarily to professional scholars and students studying
the speeches of Cicero, its wider analyses, both of Roman cultural
customs and the idiosyncratic practices of the courts, will prove
relevant also to social historians, as well as historians of legal
procedure.
Illustration: Statue of Cicero, Arpino, Italy.
- See more at: http://www.press.umich.edu/1879571/ciceros_use_of_judicial_theater#sthash.y3JSHOZS.dpuf
In Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater, Jon
Hall examines Cicero's use of showmanship in the Roman courts, looking
in particular at the nonverbal devices that he employs during his
speeches as he attempts to manipulate opinion. Cicero's speeches in the
law-courts often incorporate theatrical devices including the use of
family relatives as props during emotional appeals, exploitation of
tears and supplication, and the wearing of specially dirtied attire by
defendants during a trial, all of which contrast strikingly with the
practices of the modem advocate. Hall investigates how Cicero
successfully deployed these techniques and why they played such a
prominent part in the Roman courts. These "judicial theatrics" are
rarely discussed by the ancient rhetorical handbooks, and Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater argues
that their successful use by Roman orators derives largely from the
inherent theatricality of aristocratic life in ancient Rome—most of the
devices deployed in the courts appear elsewhere in the social and
political activities of the elite.
While Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater will
be of interest primarily to professional scholars and students studying
the speeches of Cicero, its wider analyses, both of Roman cultural
customs and the idiosyncratic practices of the courts, will prove
relevant also to social historians, as well as historians of legal
procedure.
Illustration: Statue of Cicero, Arpino, Italy.
- See more at: http://www.press.umich.edu/1879571/ciceros_use_of_judicial_theater#sthash.y3JSHOZS.dpuf
In Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater, Jon
Hall examines Cicero's use of showmanship in the Roman courts, looking
in particular at the nonverbal devices that he employs during his
speeches as he attempts to manipulate opinion. Cicero's speeches in the
law-courts often incorporate theatrical devices including the use of
family relatives as props during emotional appeals, exploitation of
tears and supplication, and the wearing of specially dirtied attire by
defendants during a trial, all of which contrast strikingly with the
practices of the modem advocate. Hall investigates how Cicero
successfully deployed these techniques and why they played such a
prominent part in the Roman courts. These "judicial theatrics" are
rarely discussed by the ancient rhetorical handbooks, and Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater argues
that their successful use by Roman orators derives largely from the
inherent theatricality of aristocratic life in ancient Rome—most of the
devices deployed in the courts appear elsewhere in the social and
political activities of the elite.
While Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater will
be of interest primarily to professional scholars and students studying
the speeches of Cicero, its wider analyses, both of Roman cultural
customs and the idiosyncratic practices of the courts, will prove
relevant also to social historians, as well as historians of legal
procedure.
Illustration: Statue of Cicero, Arpino, Italy.
- See more at: http://www.press.umich.edu/1879571/ciceros_use_of_judicial_theater#sthash.y3JSHOZS.dpuf
In Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater, Jon
Hall examines Cicero's use of showmanship in the Roman courts, looking
in particular at the nonverbal devices that he employs during his
speeches as he attempts to manipulate opinion. Cicero's speeches in the
law-courts often incorporate theatrical devices including the use of
family relatives as props during emotional appeals, exploitation of
tears and supplication, and the wearing of specially dirtied attire by
defendants during a trial, all of which contrast strikingly with the
practices of the modem advocate. Hall investigates how Cicero
successfully deployed these techniques and why they played such a
prominent part in the Roman courts. These "judicial theatrics" are
rarely discussed by the ancient rhetorical handbooks, and Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater argues
that their successful use by Roman orators derives largely from the
inherent theatricality of aristocratic life in ancient Rome—most of the
devices deployed in the courts appear elsewhere in the social and
political activities of the elite.
While Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater will
be of interest primarily to professional scholars and students studying
the speeches of Cicero, its wider analyses, both of Roman cultural
customs and the idiosyncratic practices of the courts, will prove
relevant also to social historians, as well as historians of legal
procedure.
Illustration: Statue of Cicero, Arpino, Italy.
- See more at: http://www.press.umich.edu/1879571/ciceros_use_of_judicial_theater#sthash.y3JSHOZS.dpuf
In Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater, Jon
Hall examines Cicero's use of showmanship in the Roman courts, looking
in particular at the nonverbal devices that he employs during his
speeches as he attempts to manipulate opinion. Cicero's speeches in the
law-courts often incorporate theatrical devices including the use of
family relatives as props during emotional appeals, exploitation of
tears and supplication, and the wearing of specially dirtied attire by
defendants during a trial, all of which contrast strikingly with the
practices of the modem advocate. Hall investigates how Cicero
successfully deployed these techniques and why they played such a
prominent part in the Roman courts. These "judicial theatrics" are
rarely discussed by the ancient rhetorical handbooks, and Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater argues
that their successful use by Roman orators derives largely from the
inherent theatricality of aristocratic life in ancient Rome—most of the
devices deployed in the courts appear elsewhere in the social and
political activities of the elite.
While Cicero’s Use of Judicial Theater will
be of interest primarily to professional scholars and students studying
the speeches of Cicero, its wider analyses, both of Roman cultural
customs and the idiosyncratic practices of the courts, will prove
relevant also to social historians, as well as historians of legal
procedure.
Illustration: Statue of Cicero, Arpino, Italy.
- See more at: http://www.press.umich.edu/1879571/ciceros_use_of_judicial_theater#sthash.y3JSHOZS.dpuf
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