(So)arta pledoariei. Verba volant?//The (fate) art of pleading

Abstract

From ancient times, the oratorical art (ars bene dicendi) affirms itself as an essential component of society. Being an instrument for politicians, jurists and more, the ability to communicate became an indispensable aptitude. Naturally, intellectuals gradually started to show interest for this art from a methodological perspective, starting schools of rhetoric and theorizing the knowledge on the subject. Therefore, by evoking the most important figures of oratory and exploring the theory behind this art, we analyzed its development until it reached the form it has in present times, with a particular interest for the judicial component of oratory, the lawyer`s plead.

Keywords

• oratory
• communication
• rhetoric
• plead
• word