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Staging Masculinity : The Rhetoric of Performance in the Roman World (The Body, In Theory: Histories of Cultural Materialism)
Staging Masculinity The Rhetoric of Performance in the Roman World - The Body, In Theory: Histories of Cultural Materialism
Author: Erik Gunderson
Performance was one of the five canonical branches of oratory in the classical period, but it presents special problems that distinguish it from concerns such as composition and memory. The ancient performer was supposed to be a "good man" and his performance a manifestation of an authentic and authoritative manliness. But how can the orator be ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780472111398
ISBN-10: 0472111396
Publication Date: 11/8/2000
Pages: 288
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Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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