Law and Ethics in Greek and Roman Declamation

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Law and Ethics in Greek and Roman Declamation

Edited by: Eugenio Amato
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, Francesco Citti
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Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2015

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Volume 10 | Law & Literature

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Ancient declamation—the practice of delivering speeches on the basis of fictitious scenarios—defies easy categorization. It stands at the crossroads of several modern disciplines. It is only within the past few decades that the full complexity of declamation, and the promise inherent in its study, have come to be recognized. This volume, which contains thirteen essays from an international team of scholars, engages with the multidisciplinary nature of declamation, focusing in particular on the various interactions in declamation between rhetoric, literature, law, and ethics.

Contributions pursue a range of topics, but also complement each other. Separate essays by Brescia, Lentano, and Lupi explore social roles—their tensions and expectations—as defined through declamation. With similar emphasis on historical circumstances, Quiroga Puertas and Tomassi consider the adaptation of rhetorical material to frame contemporary realities. Schwartz draws attention to the sometimes hazy borderline between declamation and the courtroom. The relationship between laws and declamation, a topic of abiding importance, is examined in studies by Berti, Breij, and Johansson. Also with an eye to the complex interaction between laws and declamation, Pasetti offers a narratological analysis of cases of poisoning. Citti discovers the concept of natural law represented in declamatory material. While looking at a case of extreme cruelty, Huelsenbeck evaluates the nature of declamatory language, emphasizing its use as an integral instrument of performance events. Zinsmaier looks at discourse on the topic of torture in rhetorical and legal contexts.

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E. Amato, Univ. Nantes/Institut Universitaire de France; F. Citti, Univ. Bologna, Italy; B. Huelsenbeck, Ball State Univ., Muncie, USA.

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"Overall, the reader comes away with the sense that the volume has accomplished its purpose of moving the study of declamation beyond investigations of its connection to the social world of Roman imperial education. Law and Ethics considers the fascinating features, including an engagement with situational ethics, that distinguish declamation from other genres of Greek and Roman literature."
Lauren Caldwell in: Bryn Mawr Classical Review: 2016.07.30

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Law and Ethics in Greek and Roman Declamation: Current Perspectives, Future Directions Eugenio Amato, Francesco Citti and Bart Huelsenbeck Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Law in Declamation: The status legales in Senecan controversiae Emanuele Berti Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
Shared Speech in the Collection of the Elder Seneca (Contr. 10.4): Towards a Study of Common Literary Passages as Community Interaction Bart Huelsenbeck Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
Forensic Intrusion into the Schools of Rhetoric: A Reading of Cassius Severus’ Attack on Cestius Pius Pablo Schwartz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
Ambiguous Silence: stuprum and pudicitia in Latin Declamation Graziana Brescia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
Quaedam iura non lege, sed natura: Nature and Natural Law in Roman Declamation Francesco Citti Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
Parricidii sit actio: Killing the Father in Roman Declamation Mario Lentano Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
Cases of Poisoning in Greek and Roman Declamation Lucia Pasetti Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
Truth by Force? Torture as Evidence in Ancient Rhetoric and Roman Law Thomas Zinsmaier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	201
The Law in the Major Declamations Ascribed to Quintilian Bé Breij Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
Tyrants and Tyrannicides: Between Literary Creation and Contemporary Reality in Greek Declamation Gianluigi Tomassi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
Nature over Law: Themes of Disowning in Libanius’ Declamations Mikael Johansson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	269
Demosthenes’ Moral and Legal Arguments in Libanius’ Declamations Alberto J. Quiroga Puertas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	287
Two Laws, Two Loves: Generational Conflict Between a Father and His Son in Choricius’ Declamations 5 and 6 Simona Lupi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	333
Index of Ancient Names Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	337
Index of Modern Names Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	343
General Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	352