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The State of Speech
rhetoric and political
thought in ancient rome
Joy Connolly
princeton university press
princeton and oxford
Copyright © 2007 by Princeton University Press
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Connolly, Joy, 1970–
The state of speech : rhetoric and political thought in Ancient Rome / Joy Connolly.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-691-12364-6 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1. Cicero, Marcus Tullius—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Cicero, Marcus Tullius—
Political and social views. 3. Rome—Politics and government—265–30 . 4. Latin
language—Rhetoric. 5. Rhetoric, Ancient. 6. Political science—Philosophy. I. Title.
2007
—dc22
2007007150
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For Michael, my particular friend
Art, great art, transformed courage, right decisions, magnificent
oratory into something different and superlative . . . Neither action
nor style could have plished the result alone. Everything felt
the touch of his art—his appearance and gestures, the siren suit, the
indomitable V sign for victory, the cigar for imperturbability. He used
all the artifices to get his way, from wooing and cajolery through
powerful advocacy to bluff bullying; yet he never overruled the Chiefs
of Staff. What we are discussing here is not merely the direction of
great affairs, but the creation and development of personality.
—Dean Acheson, Present at the Creation, 595–96
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments xi
Abbreviations used x