Preface and acknowledgements dickinson college commentaries. Investigates ciceros conceptual creativity within the wider context of the political culture of the late roman republic. Gildenhards book is ambitious, detailed, and impressively learned, not just in ciceronian material but in a wide array of secondary literature in both roman studies and modern social theory. The construction of reality in ciceros speeches 9780199291557. The introduction sets out the main thesis of the book, i. Mar 31, 2019 this is a terrific url for creative and humorous wedding speeches and best man speeches and toasts. Cicero project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Franklin jefferson washington hamilton adams webster and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Art, literature, thought with michael silk and rosemary barrow wileyblackwell, 2014. Quoted from post redditum in senatu in cicero, the speeches, with an english translation, trans n h watts, vol xi of the loeb cicero cambridge, ma. As a literary artefact, the speech gives us insight into how the supreme master of latin eloquence developed what we would now call rhetorical spin. Ciceros tusculan disputations cambridge, 2007 and creative eloquence.
Provides a fresh assessment of ciceros oratory, especially of its philosophical dimension. The construction of reality in ciceros speeches oxford, 2011. The publisher put a red line on the edge of the book see photo identifying it as a bargain book that can no longer be returned to the publisher for credit. This book is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercial. Abstract a study of the orations of the roman statesman cicero. Gildenhards book is ambitious, detailed, and impressively learned, not.
In this flood of ciceronian studies, ingo gildenhard s creative eloquence represents a distinctly new stream. Already the author of an innovative study of ciceros tusculan. The chapter begins by setting out the terms of traditional aristocratic immortality in rome, which consisted in the acquisition of praise laus and glory gloria during life and the survival in the memory of the family and the larger civic community after death. Historical masterpieces, american by thorndike, ashley h.
It is form serving function, but the function is still more important than the form. With a disarmingly simple thesis about what spoken language contributes to writing, vernacular eloquence makes major contributions to theory and to practice. He has also published another textbook with open book publishers, virgil, aeneid, 4. Ingo gildenhard is reader in classics and the classical tradition at cambridge university, and a fellow of kings college, cambridge. Book description pollution could come from any number of sources in the roman world.
If you can live with a small mark on the edge for a 50% to 90% discount, then you have found a great deal. Eloquence 2015 poetry collection the america library of poetry on. The classical solution to the problem of public integrity. Ingo gildenhard author of cicero, against verres, 2. Eloquence on demand is the industry gold standard for metadata and content distribution. Another strength of the book is that it invites discussion and one does not have to agree with all the analysis or conclusions to benefit from this extravaganza of ideas. Ingo gildenhard is the author of cicero, against verres, 2. This book argues that a distinctive hallmark of ciceros oratory is a conceptual. Nov 07, 20 the elements of eloquence is an interesting read and provides a valuable insight into the english language. In this innovative study of ciceros orations, ingo gildenhard argues that a distinctive hallmark of his oratory is a conceptual creativity that one may loosely characterize as philosophical. Pro marco caelio is perhaps ciceros bestloved speech and has long been regarded as one. Ingo specializes in latin literature with a special emphasis on cicero, virgil, and ovid. This is a terrific url for creative and humorous wedding speeches and best man speeches and toasts. It displays and employs a range of ideas about human nature, society, and the divine.
Open book publishers, 2011, produced with the kind cooperation of open book publishers and professor gildenhard. Brogitaros and the pessinusaffair some considerations on the galatian background of ciceros lampoon against clodius in 56 bc harusp. This particular passage is from the second book of ciceros speeches. Creative critisism is the combination of creative and critisism, which means that creative critisism could only mean a criticising comment that was creative or unique. Roman culture especially the political culture of the roman republic and early principate. Ciceronian oratory and the idea of civilization in heart of. Following the savage slaughter in aeneid 10, the book opens in a mournful mood as the warring parties revisit yesterdays killing fields to attend to their dead.
On eloquence questions the common assumption that eloquence is merely a subse. It manifests itself in striking and original views on human beings and being human, politics, society and culture, and the sphere of the supernatural. Gildenhards formidable control of the ciceronian corpus, his sharp analyses of passages and concepts, his impressive knowledge of the secondary literature, and his general willingness not shared by some other recent critics to recognize ciceros own intellectual range and talents make creative eloquence necessary reading for any student. Bodily functions, sexual activity, bloodshed, death any of these could cause disaster if brought into contact with religion. Instead of culling from cicero historical realities, gildenhard. Eloquence is not beauty, it is persuasive power and clarity.
An introduction to the ecology of written language what a wonderful, enticing book. Ingo gildenhard is a scholar who does not shy away from tackling large, compli cated questions. The construction of reality in ciceros speeches oxford, 2011, which involved some close analysis of ciceros orations against verres, when i was asked to give a lecture on how best to teach a new settext that the examination board of oxford, cambridge, and the royal society of arts ocr. Cicero composed his incendiary philippics only a few months after rome was rocked by the brutal assassination of julius caesar. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Mark forsyth makes this book a joy to read and adds a great deal of humour that make this book a real page turner. A very interesting study in this respect is provided by gildenhard 2010, who. Provides a fresh assessment of ciceros oratory, especially of its. To write something eloquent you must truly think about it and come to understand it in a way that, when put into words, has an intended effect on those who hear it. Creative eloquence by ingo gildenhard creative eloquence. Sep 03, 2014 ingo gildenhard is reader in classics and the classical tradition at cambridge university, and a fellow of kings college cambridge. This book argues that a distinctive hallmark of ciceros oratory is a conceptual creativity that one may loosely characterize as philosophical. Ingo gildenhard is reader in classics and the classical tradition at cambridge university, and a fellow of kings college cambridge.
Ingo gildenhards most popular book is cicero, against verres, 2. The construction of reality in ciceros speeches hardcover. The book is eloquent and well structured, which helps the reader to get through the rich material and aids further thinking on both individual elements and the entire project. A dead boy pallas and the death of a girl camilla loom over the opening and the closing part of the eleventh book of the aeneid.
The construction of reality in ciceros speeches, in. It informs unconventional constructions of realities at the level of the human being and the human condition, politics, society and culture, and the sphere of the supernatural. This book argues that a distinctive hallmark of ciceros oratory is a conceptual creativity that one may loosely characterize as. In the tumultuous aftermath of caesars death, cicero and mark antony found themselves on opposing sides of an increasingly bitter and dangerous battle for control. His previous publications include the monographs paideia romana. A range of case studies show how this creativity manifests itself in striking and original views on human beings and being human, politics, society, and culture, and the sphere of the supernatural. Books by ingo gildenhard author of cicero, against verres, 2. Creative eloquence ingo gildenhard oxford university press. This novel approach pivots away from conventional treatments of the speeches. Explore books by ingo gildenhard with our selection at. Conceived as ciceros response to a verbal attack from antony. Preface and acknowledgements this site represents a version of ingo gildenhards book, cicero, against verres, 2. Jan 01, 2015 eloquence 2015 poetry collection the america library of poetry on. The construction of reality in ciceros speeches, by ingo gildenhard.