George Kennedy's three volumes on classical rhetoric have long been
regarded as authoritative treatments of the subject. This new volume,
an extensive revision and abridgment of The Art of Persuasion in
Greece, The Art of Rhetoric in the Roman World, and Greek Rhetoric
under Christian Emperors, provides a comprehensive history of
classical rhetoric, one that is sure to become a standard for its
time. Kennedy begins by identifying the rhetorical features of early
Greek literature that anticipated the formulation of "metarhetoric,"
or a theory of rhetoric, in the fifth and fourth centuries b.c.e. and
then traces the development of that theory through the Greco-Roman
period. He gives an account of the teaching of literary and oral
composition in schools, and of Greek and Latin oratory as the primary
rhetorical genre. He also discusses the overlapping disciplines of
ancient philosophy and religion and their interaction with rhetoric.
The result is a broad and engaging history of classical rhetoric that
will prove especially useful for students and for others who want an
overview of classical rhetoric in condensed form.
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ISBN
9781400821471
Publisert
2013
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Princeton University Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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