Persuasion : Greek rhetoric in action / edited by Ian Worthington.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Worthington, Ian.

ebrary, Inc.

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.

Greek literature.

Literary form--History--To 1500.

Literary form.

History.

Persuasion (Rhetoric)--History--To 1500.

Persuasion (Rhetoric).

Rhetoric, Ancient.

Oratory, Ancient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 273 pages)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Greek rhetoric, in its diverse forms and impact on its contemporary context, is central to an understanding of ancient culture. The influence and exploitation of rhetoric in ancient times and modern reactions to it are the focus of this book. In recent years there has been a renaissance in the study of Greek rhetoric and oratory, informed by modern political sociology and discourse analysis. This book, bringing together the work of leading scholars in the field, examines the relation of ancient oratory and rhetoric to a variety of historical contexts and literary genres at both the theoritical and practical levels, at the same time reflecting new trends and ideas now at work

Contents:

From orality to rhetoric: an intellectual transformation / Carol G. Thomas and Edward Kent Webb

Rhetorical means of persuasion / Christopher Carey

Probability and persuasion: Plato and early Greek rhetoric / Michael Gagarin

Classical rhetoric and modern theories of discourse / David Cohen

Power and oratory in democratic Athens: Demosthenes 21, against Meidias / Josiah Ober

History and oratorical exploitation / Ian Worthington

Law and oratory / Edward M. Harris

Epic and rhetoric / Peter Toohey

Tragedy and rhetoric / Victor Bers

Comedy and rhetoric / Phillip Harding

Philosophy and rhetoric / Stephen Halliwell

The Canon of the ten Attic orators / Ian Worthington.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-272) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

0203418409

9780203418406

Publisher Number:

99956129656

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.