Christos Kremmydas is a Lecturer in Greek History and a member of the Centre for Oratory and Rhetoric at the Department of Classics and Philosophy of Royal Holloway, University of London.
Kathryn Tempest is a Senior Lecturer in Roman History and Literature at the Department of Humanities, University of Roehampton.
Preface List of Contributors Introduction: Exploring Oratory in the Hellenistic World Christos Kremmydas and Kathryn Tempest PART ONE: HELLENISTIC ORATORY IN RHETORICAL THEORY AND LITERATURE 1. Oratory in Polybius Histories, John Thornton 2. Dionysius and Isaeus, Michael J. Edwards 3. The Art of Persuasion in Jason's Speeches: Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica, Eleni Volonaki 4. Praise and Persuasion: The Role of Rhetoric in Theocritus Poetry, Gunther Martin 5. Rhetoric in (the other) Menander, Christopher Carey 6. Rhetorical Actors and Other Versatile Hellenistic Vocalists, Edith Hall PART TWO: ORATORY IN THE HELLENISTIC SCHOOLS AND ASSEMBLIES 7. Hellenistic Oratory and the Evidence of Rhetorical Exercises, Christos Kremmydas 8. Spoken Words, Written Submissions, and Diplomatic Conventions: The Importance and Impact of Oral Performance in Hellenistic Inter-polis Relations, Lene Rubinstein 9. Paradoxon, Enargeia, Empathy: Hellenistic Decrees and Hellenistic Oratory, Angelos Chaniotis PART THREE: CONTINUITY AND CONVERGENCE: FROM GREECE TO ROME 10. The Embassy of the Three Philosophers to Rome in 155 BC, Jonathan G. F. Powell 11. Stertinian Rhetoric: Pre-Imperial Stoic Theory and Practice of Public Discourse, Jula Wildberger 12. Oratory on the Stage in Republican Rome, Gesine Manuwald 13. Hellenistic Oratory at Rome: Cicero's Pro Marcello, Kathryn Tempest 14. Hellenistic Oratory and Paul of Tarsus, Stanley Porter Afterword: Hellenistic Oratory in Context, Graham Shipley Bibliography Index
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