Mass Oratory and Political Power in the Late Roman RepublicThis book examines how public, political discourse shaped the distribution of power between the Senate and People in the Late Roman Republic (133 42 BC). It is the first work to analyze comprehensively the 'ideology' of Republican mass oratory and to situate it fully within the institutional, historical and physical contexts of the public meetings in which these speeches were heard. Against the background of the current debate between 'oligarchical' and 'democratic' interpretations of Republican politics, Professor Morstein-Marx emphasizes the perpetual negotiation and reproduction of power through communication. CBlurb This book examines how public, political discourse shaped the distribution of power between Senate and People in the Late Roman Republic. The 'ideology' of Republican mass oratory is analyzed comprehensively and situated fully within the institutional, historical and physical contexts of the public meetings in which these speeches were heard. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Setting the stage | 34 |
Setting the stage | 35 |
Civic knowledge | 68 |
Civic knowledge | 118 |
The Voice of the People | 119 |
The voice of the people | 157 |
Debate | 160 |
Debate | 173 |
the invisible optimate | 204 |
the invisible optimate | 207 |
the political drama | 241 |
Conclusion | 255 |
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Mass Oratory and Political Power in the Late Roman Republic Robert Morstein-Marx Limited preview - 2004 |
Mass Oratory and Political Power in the Late Roman Republic Robert Morstein-Marx No preview available - 2008 |
Mass Oratory and Political Power in the Late Roman Republic Robert Morstein-Marx No preview available - 2004 |
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