Cicero, Catullus, and the Language of Social Performance by Brian A. Krostenko - 2001-04-15

University of Chicago Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

University of Chicago Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of Chicago Press, 2001-04-15. Paperback. Like New. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Good with no dust jacket. 2001. Softcover. 0226454444 . Xvi, 360 pages. Works cited, Index rerum et nominum; verborum; locorum. Octavo. Glossy soft cover with photo of statue of Roman bust of Cicero. Very minor wear, fore edge of cover the glossy coating is starting to crack just slightly, interior clean and unmarked. Very nice copy. "Charm, wit, and style were critical, but dangerous, ingredients in the social repertoire of the Roman elite. Their use drew special attention, but also exposed one to potential ridicule or rejection for valuing style over substance. Brian A. Krostenko explores the complexities and ambiguities of charm, wit, and style in Roman literature of the late Republic by tracking the origins, development, and use of the terms that described them, which he calls "the language of social performance." As Krostenko demonstrates, a key feature of this language is its capacity to express both approval and disdain—an… Read More

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New. Charm, wit and style were critical, but dangerous, ingredients in the social repertoire of the Roman elite. Their use drew special attention, but also exposed one to potential ridicule or rejection for valuing style over substance. Brian A. Krostenko explores the complexities and ambiguities of charm, wit and style in Roman literature of the late Republic by tracking the origins, development and use of the terms that described them, which he calls "the language of social performance". As Krostenko desmonstrates, a key feature of this language is its capacity to express both approval and disdain - an artifact of its origins at a time when the "style" and "charm" of imported Greek cultural practices were greeted with both enthusiasm and hostility. Cicero played on that ambiguity, for example, by chastising "lepidus" ("fine") boys in the "Second Oration against Catiline" as degenerates, then arguing in his "De Oratore" that the… Read More

Univ of Chicago Pr, 2001. Paperback. New. 360 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.75 inches.

University of Chicago Press, 2001-04-15. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!