Staging Masculinity: The Rhetoric of Performance in the Roman
Staging Masculinity: The Rhetoric of Performance in the Roman World by Erik Gunderson
English | 30 Nov. 2000 | ISBN: 0472111396 | 288 Pages | PDF | 30 MB
English | 30 Nov. 2000 | ISBN: 0472111396 | 288 Pages | PDF | 30 MB
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.