Powers of Expression, Expressions of Power: Speech Presentation and Latin Literature (Oxford Classical Monographs) [Hardcover]

Andrew Laird (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198152760 | ISBN-13: 978-0198152767 | Publication Date: February 10, 2000

Can a speaker's words ever be faithfully reported? History, philosophy, ethnography, political theory, linguistics, and literary criticism all involve debates about discourse and presentation. By drawing from Plato's theory of discourse, the lively analysis of speech presentation in this book provides a coherent and original contribution to these debates.

Editorial Reviews

Review

`This is a demanding but highly original and stimulating study' Philip Hardie, Religious Studies Review, Vol 27, No 2, April 2001

`This book examines the ways in which speech is reported within literary texts, and illuminates from a wide variety of angles the implications of the formal features of speech presentation for issues of power, authority, genre, and intertextuality.' Philip Hardie, Religious Studies Review, Vol 27, No 2, April 2001

`This is a surprising book and [it] deserves a wide audience. Laird makes a strong case for the use of narratology in classics, and simultaneously initiates a critique of the ideology of narrative representation. His vision of the contact zone between classics and theory is not the usual one-way traffic.' Alessandro Barchiesi, University of Verona

About the Author

Andrew Laird is at University of Warwick.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 382 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (February 10, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198152760
• ISBN-13: 978-0198152767
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,492,224 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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