Rhetoric before and beyond the Greeks / edited by Carol S. Lipson, Roberta A. Binkley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lipson, Carol.

Binkley, Roberta A., 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rhetoric--History.

Rhetoric.

Authorship.

Physical Description:

vi, 267 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Focusing on ancient rhetoric outside of the dominant Western tradition, this collection examines rhetorical practices in Egypt, Mesopotamia, Israel, and China. The book uncovers alternate ways of understanding human behavior and explores how these rhetorical practices both reflected and influenced their cultures. The essays address issues of historiography and raise questions about the application of Western rhetorical concepts to these very different ancient cultures. A chapter on suggestions for teaching each of these ancient rhetorics is included."--Jacket

Contents:

Intro

Rhetoric before and beyond the Greeks

Contents

Introduction

The Birth of Rhetoric by William W. Hallo

The Rhetoric of Origins and the Other: Reading the Ancient Figure of Enheduanna by Roberta Binkley

Neo-Assyrian Rhetoric: The Example of the Third Campaign of Sennacherib (704-681 B.C.) by Paul Y. Hoskisson and Grant M. Boswell

Ancient Egyptian Rhetoric: It All Comes Down to Maat by Carol S. Lipson

Law, Rhetoric, and Gender in Ramesside Egypt by Deborah Sweeney

The Use of Eloquence: The Confucian Perspective by George Q. Xu

Confucian Silence and Remonstration: A Basis for Deliberation? by Arabella Lyon

"Nothing Can Be Accomplished If the Speech Does Not Sound Agreeable": Rhetoric and the Invention of Classical Chinese Discourse by Yameng Liu

Pentateuchal Rhetoric and the Voice of the Aaronides by David Metzger

The Art of Rhetoric at Rhodes: An Eastern Rival to the Athenian Representation of Classical Rhetoric by Richard Leo Enos

Story-List-Sanction: A Cross-Cultural Strategy of Ancient Persuasion by James W. Watts

Song to Speech: The Origins of Early Epitaphia in Ancient Near Eastern Women's Lamentations by C. Jan Swearingen

Suggestions for Teaching Ancient Rhetorics

Contributors

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

V

W

X

Y

Z.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7914-8503-X

1-4237-3988-4

OCLC:

62365180