Cantitate/Preț
Produs

Declamations, Volume II: Controversiae, Books 7–10. Suasoriae. Fragments: Loeb Classical Library

Autor Seneca The Elde Seneca The Elde, Michael Winterbottom
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 30 iun 1989
Roman secondary education aimed principally at training future lawyers and politicians. Under the late Republic and the Empire, the main instrument was an import from Greece: declamation, the making of practice speeches on imaginary subjects. There were two types of such speeches: "controversiae" on law-court themes, "suasoriae" on deliberative topics. On both types a prime source of our knowledge is the work of Lucius Annaeus Seneca, a Spaniard from Cordoba, father of the distinguished philosopher. Towards the end of his long life (?55 Bc- ?Ad 40) he collected together ten books devoted to "controversiae" (some only preserved in excerpt) and at least one (surviving) of "suasoriae." These books contained his memories of the famous rhetorical teachers and practitioners of his day: their lines of argument, their methods of approach, their idiosyncrasies, and above all their epigrams. The extracts from the declaimers, though scrappy, throw invaluable light on the influences that coloured the styles of most pagan (and many Christian) writers of the Empire. Unity is provided by Seneca's own contribution, the lively prefaces, engaging anecdote about speakers, writers and politicians, and brisk criticism of declamatory excess.
Citește tot Restrânge

Din seria Loeb Classical Library

Preț: 20645 lei

Nou

Puncte Express: 310

Preț estimativ în valută:
3951 4118$ 3289£

Carte disponibilă

Livrare economică 16-30 decembrie
Livrare express 30 noiembrie-06 decembrie pentru 2813 lei

Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76

Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780674995116
ISBN-10: 0674995112
Pagini: 656
Dimensiuni: 114 x 164 x 34 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: Loeb
Seria Loeb Classical Library


Notă biografică

Seneca the Elder