Cicero's Political Personae

Joanna Kenty's book explores Cicero's persuasive strategies and Latin prose, showing how he used eight political personae to maximize his political leverage in the latter half of his career. Both non-specialist and expert readers will gain new insight into Cicero's corpus and career.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 284 pages
Publication date: 09 September 2021
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Cicero's speeches offer a captivating glimpse into the political conflicts and crises of his era. In this insightful book, Joanna Kenty delves into Cicero's persuasive techniques and the intricacies of his Latin prose, revealing how he employed eight political personae—the attacker, the grateful friend, the martyr, the senator, the partisan ideologue, and others—to maximize his political influence in the latter half of his career. These personae played a pivotal role in making Cicero's arguments convincing and captivating audiences, allowing them to see the world from his perspective. Whether you are a non-specialist or an expert reader, this book provides valuable new insights into Cicero's corpus and career, as well as a deeper appreciation of the context, details, and nuances of individual passages.

Weight: 410g
Dimension: 156 x 228 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781108813198