Evidenza e colore teatrale nelle Verrine di Cicerone

In Cicero's Verrines vivid descriptions impose themselves with the evidence of scenes, theatrical color in the use of comic terms and metaphors are combined to enliven the narration and enhance its persuasive effect with hints that reject Verres in the context of fiction and in the intrigues typical of the comedy and also in the variety shows' trivialities. [Publisher's text]