Persuasive Language in Cicero A close reading and commentary
This innovative approach to Cicero's persuasive language analyses the style and structure of one of his important speeches in more detail than has ever been done before. It applies ideas from modern linguistics (sentential topic, lexical patterning, interactional discourse), and explores the po...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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London
University of London Press
2013
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| Series: | Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies Supplements
121 |
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| Online Access: | OAPEN Library: download the publication OAPEN Library: description of the publication |
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| Summary: | This innovative approach to Cicero's persuasive language analyses the style and structure of one of his important speeches in more detail than has ever been done before. It applies ideas from modern linguistics (sentential topic, lexical patterning, interactional discourse), and explores the possibilities and limitations of quantitative analysis, made easier by modern computing power, in the areas of syntax and vocabulary. The result is a reading of the Pro Milone as a unified text, whether aimed at persuading the jury to acquit Milo or at persuading a wider audience that Milo should have been acquitted. This reading not only contributes to our understanding of late republican discourse, but also suggests a new methodology for using the study of language and style to illuminate literary/historical aspects of texts. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (520 p.) |
| ISBN: | 917.9781905670680 9781905670482 9781905670697 9781905670512 |
| Access: | Open Access |