Inventing the Latin Rhetorical Handbook: Rhetorica ad Herennium 4.1–10

This essay examines Rhetorica ad Herennium 4.1–10, arguing that it is part of a programmatic textual performance. The author likens his crafting of rhetorical examples to a kind of visual display for the reader. He also explores the tension between the orator's rival imperatives to perform for...

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Published inTAPA (Society for Classical Studies) Vol. 153; no. 1; pp. 117 - 148
Main Author Van Den Berg, Christopher S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 01.03.2023
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Handbooks
Public speaking
Rhetoric
Traditions
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Summary:This essay examines Rhetorica ad Herennium 4.1–10, arguing that it is part of a programmatic textual performance. The author likens his crafting of rhetorical examples to a kind of visual display for the reader. He also explores the tension between the orator's rival imperatives to perform for an audience and to remain rhetorically inconspicuous. This tension helps us to understand the place of the Rhetorica in the Greco-Roman rhetorical tradition. It also sheds light on how textual performance becomes integral to negotiating that tradition.
ISSN:2575-7180
2575-7199
2575-7199
DOI:10.1353/apa.2023.a901018