Theory, text, context : issues in Greek rhetoric and oratory / edited by Christopher Lyle Johnstone. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Johnstone, Christopher Lyle, 1947-

Series:

SUNY series in speech communication

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek--History and criticism--Theory, etc.

Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek.

Rhetoric, Ancient.

Oratory, Ancient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 196 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c1996.

Contents:

Introduction: The origins of the rhetorical in archaic Greece / Christopher Lyle Johnstone

1. How do we get from Corax-Tisias to Plato-Aristotle in Greek rhetorical theory? / William M. A. Grimaldi, S.J.

2. Extending and correcting the rhetorical tradition : Aristotle's perception of the Sophists / John Poulakos

3. Toward a predisciplinary analysis of Gorgias' Helen / Edward Schiappa

4. Agency, performance, and interpretation in Thucydides' account of the Mytilene debate / Michael C. Leff

5. Greek oratorical settings and the problem of the pnyx : rethinking the Athenian political process / Christopher Lyle Johnstone

6. Demosthenes : superior artiste and victorious monomachist / Donovan J. Ochs

6. Aristotle's accounts of persuasion through character / William W. Fortenbaugh

8. Reworking Aristotle's Rhetoric / George A. Kennedy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4384-0800-5

0-585-06802-X