Aspects of Performance in Greco-Roman Oratory and Rhetoric: A Theatre of Justice

The Theatre of Justice contains 17 chapters that offer a holistic view of performance in Greek and Roman oratorical and political contexts. This holistic view consists of the examination of two areas of techniques. The first one relates to the delivery of speeches and texts: gesticulation, facial expressions and vocal communication. The second area includes a wide diversity of techniques that aim at forging a rapport between the speaker and the audience, such as emotions, language and style, vivid imagery and the depiction of characters.In this way the volume develops a better understanding of the objectives of public speaking, the mechanisms of persuasion, and the extent to which performance determined the outcome of judicial and political contests. ‎Contents 5 ‎Acknowledgements 9 ‎Notes on Contributors 10 ‎Chapter 1. Introduction (Papaioannou, Serafim and da Vela) 13 ‎Part 1. Speakers—Audience 23 ‎Chapter 2. Audience Reaction, Performance and the Exploitation of Delivery in the Courts and Assembly (Worthington) 25 ‎Chapter 3. ‘Conventions’ in/as Performance: Addressing the Audience in Selected Public Speeches of Demosthenes (Serafim) 38 ‎Chapter 4. Would I Lie to You? Narrative and Performance in Isaios 6 (Griffith-Williams) 54 ‎Chapter 5. The Orator and the Ghosts: Performing the Past in Fourth-Century Athens (Westwood) 69 ‎Chapter 6. Speech without Limits: Defining Informality in Republican Oratory (Steel) 87 ‎Part 2. Ethopoiia 103 ‎Chapter 7. Ēthos and Logical Argument in Thucydides’ Assembly Debates (Kremmydas) 105 ‎Chapter 8. Elite Rhetoric and Self-Presentation: Metellus Numidicus Returns (van der Blom) 126 ‎Part 3. Hypocrisis—Delivery—Actio 143 ‎Chapter 9. Pitiable Dramas on the Podium of the Athenian Law Courts (Apostolakis) 145 ‎Chapter 10. From the Stage to the Court: Rhetorical and Dramatic Performance in Donatus’ Commentary on Terence (da Vela) 169 ‎Chapter 11. Oratorical Performance in Pliny’s Letters (Tempest) 187 ‎Part 4. Emotions in the Law-Court 211 ‎Chapter 12. The Mind’s Theatre: Envy, Hybris and Enargeia in Demosthenes’ Against Meidias (Spatharas) 213 ‎Chapter 13. How to “Act” in an Athenian Court: Emotions and Forensic Performance (Harris) 235 ‎Chapter 14. Roman Judges and Their Participation in the “Theatre of Justice” (Hall) 255 ‎Part 5. Language and Style in Performance 275 ‎Chapter 15. Style, Persona and Performance in Aeschines’ Prosecution of Timarchus (Carey) 277 ‎Chapter 16. Narrative and Performance in the Speeches of Apollodoros (Kapparis) 295 ‎Chapter 17. Public Performance and the Language of Antiphon’s Speeches (Vatri) 316 ‎Bibliography 333 ‎Index Locorum 361 ‎General Index 363 Introduction / Sophia Papaioannou, Andreas Serafim and Beatrice da Vela -- Speakers-audience -- Audience reaction, performance and the exploitation of delivery in the courts and assembly / Ian Worthington -- 'Conventions' in/as performance: addressing the audience in selected public speeches of Demosthenes / Andreas Serafim -- Would I lie to you? : narrative and performance in Isaios 6 / Brenda Griffith-Williams -- The orator and the ghosts: performing the past in fourth-century Athens / Guy Westwood -- Speech without limits: defining informality in republican oratory / Catherine Steel -- Ethopoiia -- Ethos and logical argument in Thucydides' assembly debates / Christos Kremmydas -- Elite rhetoric and self-presentation: Metellus Numidicus returns / Henriette van der Blom -- Hypocrisis-delivery-actio -- Pitiable dramas on the podium of the Athenian law courts / Kostas Apostolakis -- From the stage to the court: rhetorical and dramatic performance in Donatus' commentary on Terence / Beatrice da Vela -- Oratorical performance in Pliny's letters / Kathryn Tempest -- Emotions in the law-court -- The mind's theatre: envy, hybris and enargeia in Demosthenes' Against Meidias / Dimos Spatharas -- How to "act" in an Athenian court: emotions and forensic performance / Edward M. Harris -- Roman judges and their participation in the "theatre of justice" / Jon Hall -- Language and style in performance -- Style, person, and performance in Aeschines' prosecution of Timarchos / Christopher Carey -- Narrative and performance in the speeches of Apollodoros / Konstantinos Kapparis -- Public performance and the language of Antiphon's speeches / Alessandro Vatri. The Theatre of Justice contains 17 chapters that offer a holistic view of performance in Greek and Roman oratorical and political contexts. This holistic view consists of the examination of two areas of techniques. The first one relates to the delivery of speeches and texts: gesticulation, facial expressions and vocal communication. The second area includes a wide diversity of techniques that aim at forging a rapport between the speaker and the audience, such as emotions, language and style, vivid imagery and the depiction of characters. In this way the volume develops a better understanding of the objectives of public speaking, the mechanisms of persuasion, and the extent to which performance determined the outcome of judicial and political contests