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Defence Speeches

Af: Cicero Engelsk Paperback

Defence Speeches

Af: Cicero Engelsk Paperback
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''But I must stop now. I can no longer speak for tears - and my client has ordered that tears are not to be used in his defence.''Cicero (106-43 BC) was the greatest orator of the ancient world: he dominated the Roman courts, usually appearing for the defence. His speeches are masterpieces of persuasion: compellingly written, emotionally powerful, and somtimes hilariously funny. This book presents five of his most famous defences: of Roscius, falsely accused of murdering his father; of the consul-elect Murena, accused of electoral bribery; of the poet Archias, on a citizenshiup charge; of Caelius, ex-lover of Clodia Metelli, on charges of violence; and of Milo, for mudering Cicero''s hated enemy Clodius. Cicero''s clients were rarely whiter-than-white; but so seductive is his oratory that the reader cannot help taking his side. In these speeches we are plunged into some of the most exciting courtroom dramas of all time.These new translations preserve Cicero''s literary artistry and emotional force, and achieve new standards of accuracy. Each speech has its own introduction, and a general introduction discusses Cicero''s public career and the criminal courts. The substantial explanatory notes guide the reader through the speeches, and offer new scholarship presented in a clear way.
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''But I must stop now. I can no longer speak for tears - and my client has ordered that tears are not to be used in his defence.''Cicero (106-43 BC) was the greatest orator of the ancient world: he dominated the Roman courts, usually appearing for the defence. His speeches are masterpieces of persuasion: compellingly written, emotionally powerful, and somtimes hilariously funny. This book presents five of his most famous defences: of Roscius, falsely accused of murdering his father; of the consul-elect Murena, accused of electoral bribery; of the poet Archias, on a citizenshiup charge; of Caelius, ex-lover of Clodia Metelli, on charges of violence; and of Milo, for mudering Cicero''s hated enemy Clodius. Cicero''s clients were rarely whiter-than-white; but so seductive is his oratory that the reader cannot help taking his side. In these speeches we are plunged into some of the most exciting courtroom dramas of all time.These new translations preserve Cicero''s literary artistry and emotional force, and achieve new standards of accuracy. Each speech has its own introduction, and a general introduction discusses Cicero''s public career and the criminal courts. The substantial explanatory notes guide the reader through the speeches, and offer new scholarship presented in a clear way.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 320
ISBN-13: 9780199537907
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0199537909
Kategori: Designed / suitable for A & AS Level (England & Wales)
Udg. Dato: 14 aug 2008
Længde: 16mm
Bredde: 130mm
Højde: 195mm
Forlag: Oxford University Press
Oplagsdato: 14 aug 2008
Forfatter(e): Cicero
Forfatter(e) Cicero

Kategori Designed / suitable for A & AS Level (England & Wales)

ISBN-13 9780199537907

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 320

Udgave

Længde 16mm

Bredde 130mm

Højde 195mm

Udg. Dato 14 aug 2008

Oplagsdato 14 aug 2008

Forlag Oxford University Press