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Persuasion: Greek Rhetoric in Action

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1994
ISBN
0415081386, 9780415081399, 9780415081382, 9780203309438, 0415081394
LCC
PA3074 .P47 1994
Open Library ID
OL1394790M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1798621 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
292\290
Topic
Linguistics Foreign
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-04-20 14:05:05

Description

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

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