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Performing Cicero's Pro Archia

A DVD by Jon Hall (University of Otago)

This DVD presents a complete performance in Latin of Cicero's speech in defense of the Greek poet Archias (Pro Archia). It is designed specifically as a teaching aid for Latin classes at high school and university.

Special features include:
- optional Latin sub-titles keyed to the performance of the speech
- English commentary on the speech's rhetorical strategies and features of delivery
- options for playing the complete performance or individual sections of the speech

Latin performance and English commentary by Dr Jon Hall (University of Otago, New Zealand).

Total running time: approx. 69 minutes. Pro Archia performance: 36 minutes.

From October 2008, copies will be available for purchase in the USA through Bolchazy-Carducci publishers. Please click here to link to the Bolchazy website.

For information on how to obtain copies in Europe and Australasia, please send an email to jon.hall@stonebow.otago.ac.nz. You will receive an acknowledgement of your inquiry within a couple of days. Airmail deliveries take about 7 working days.

 

 

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