Cicero's use of judicial theater / Jon Hall.

" In Cicero's Use of Judicial Theater, Jon Hall examines Cicero's use of showmanship in the Roman law-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 devi...

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Main Author: Hall, Jon (Jon C. R.), 1961-
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2014.
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Physical Description:xii, 190 pages.
Format: Book

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