Persuasion: Greek Rhetoric in Action

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Alexander III
ancient discourse analysis
ancient legal practices
athenian
Athenian Courts
Athenian Society
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classical argumentation
Classical Rhetoric
courts
critique
Dissoi Logoi
Dramatic Characterisation
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forensic
Forensic Oratory
Forensic Speeches
Funeral Games
Greek Orators
Greek Rhetoric
Homer
literary genre studies
Metalanguage
modern interpretations of Greek rhetoric
Nicias
Omnipresent
orators
oratory
Plato's Critique
platos
Plato’s Critique
political communication history
Probability Arguments
Quinary Level
Rhetorica Ad Alexandrum
Rhetorike Techne
Ring Composition
sociolinguistic context Greece
Ten Orators
Vice Versa
Young Men

Product details

  • ISBN 9780415081382
  • Weight: 498g
  • Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
  • Publication Date: 03 Mar 1994
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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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