Post by Antonio Fargas on Apr 16, 2015 14:48:46 GMT
In classical rhetoric, a peroration was the final part of a speech. It was one of the six traditional components in the dispositio of a speech.
The peroration had two main purposes: to remind the audience of the main points of the speech (recapitulatio) and to influence their emotions (affectus). The role of the peroration was defined by Greek writers on rhetoric, who called it epilogos; but it is most often associated with Roman orators, who made frequent use of emotional appeals. A famous example was the speech of Marcus Antonius Orator in defence of Aquillius, during which Antonius tore open the tunic of Aquillius to reveal his battle scars.[1]
In the first century B.C. it was common for two or more speakers to appear on each side in major court cases. In such cases it was considered a mark of honour to be asked to deliver the peroration.[2]
So when the OS says: "Darrell Clarke's men go into this weekend's fixture with Dover knowing that they need to claim all three points to keep their dream of automatic promotion alive and Darrell told us that it has been a 'long week' of peroration." you can imagine the sort of speeches he and his staff have been delivering. I imagine Marcus tearing open Phil Kite's training top to show the team that knock he got at Darlington away, or wherever.
www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/article/preview-darrell-on-dover-2405695.aspx
And just to make it clear, again, this is a thread to highlight an amusing typo, not a criticism of the club.
The peroration had two main purposes: to remind the audience of the main points of the speech (recapitulatio) and to influence their emotions (affectus). The role of the peroration was defined by Greek writers on rhetoric, who called it epilogos; but it is most often associated with Roman orators, who made frequent use of emotional appeals. A famous example was the speech of Marcus Antonius Orator in defence of Aquillius, during which Antonius tore open the tunic of Aquillius to reveal his battle scars.[1]
In the first century B.C. it was common for two or more speakers to appear on each side in major court cases. In such cases it was considered a mark of honour to be asked to deliver the peroration.[2]
So when the OS says: "Darrell Clarke's men go into this weekend's fixture with Dover knowing that they need to claim all three points to keep their dream of automatic promotion alive and Darrell told us that it has been a 'long week' of peroration." you can imagine the sort of speeches he and his staff have been delivering. I imagine Marcus tearing open Phil Kite's training top to show the team that knock he got at Darlington away, or wherever.
www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/article/preview-darrell-on-dover-2405695.aspx
And just to make it clear, again, this is a thread to highlight an amusing typo, not a criticism of the club.
