Reviews for Powers of Expression, Expressions of Power: Speech Presentation and Latin Literature

The average rating for Powers of Expression, Expressions of Power: Speech Presentation and Latin Literature based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-04-14 00:00:00 Todd Tatum No mention of gender... A curious omission!

Review # 2 was written on 2021-01-23 00:00:00 Lynn Michko Note: This is really a 2.5 but I'm rounding up since I like history. This book is an interesting and provocative attempt to examine and explain the Roman idea of honor. The book is not your usual history. It is more of an attempt to study how the Romans felt and what they believed about honor and why honor was important to them. It is very well footnoted and has a lot of supporting documentation. The book does a very good job of examining the changes from the late Republic period to the early Empire. I really enjoyed all the Latin which I haven't read in years. There were lots of interesting insights and thought provoking themes. Unfortunately, for me, the flaws were too many to give it a very high review. There are too many unsupported assertions, logic errors and confusing off topic tangents. As much as I enjoyed reading some of this, I would only recommend this to someone interested in reading a speculative view of Roman ideas of honor, shame, etc.. The conclusion parts of the book aren't as good as some of the earlier parts. It's a shame, really, because there is a lot of good stuff but it just doesn't hold together.