Readings in Classical Rhetoric

Readings in Classical Rhetoric

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  • Author: Thomas W. Benson
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1136764054
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 345

Rhetoric -- the theory of oral discourse -- affected and indeed pervaded all aspects of classical thought. Bearing the stamp of its impact were the Homeric hymns, the Iliad and the Odyssey, Aeschylus' Eumenides, the great dramatic tragedies, the elegiac and lyric poetry, and the literature of the Romans, often formed in the Greek image. The rhetorical notion of probability had direct implications for the classical philosopher and mathematician as it does today. Departments of speech, English, philosophy and classics provide the key centers of interest in the new and the classical rhetorics. Despite the considerable enthusiasm for the study of rhetoric, no single work provides large selections of primary materials written by the classical rhetoricians themselves. Until now, only secondary sources containing tiny excerpts, or entire and expensive translations of the ancient rhetorical writings were available. This large anthology of primary readings of the classical rhetoricians in translation fills this large gap. The continuity and coherence of ancient rhetorical traditions is emphasized by organizing large excerpts into the topical divisions that later classical writers agreed upon. The first unit of this anthology sets forth major issues in the definition and scope of rhetoric, and its appropriate place among other modes of thought and discourse. Parts 2 through 5 are organized according to the traditional canons of oratory -- invention, disposition, style, memory, and delivery. In organizing the readings this way, the editors represent both the philosophical and theoretical issues in rhetoric and its pragmatic functions as a craft for making effective discourse. Selecting excerpts that illustrate the major conflicts within the unfolding tradition enables a sampling of not only the major points of view, but also the arguments supporting them. This volume includes selections not only from writings of the standard classical rhetoricians but also from less typical works which have special value. The editors have utilized the best accessible translations while remaining absolutely faithful to their texts.


Readings from Classical Rhetoric

Readings from Classical Rhetoric

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  • Author: Patricia P. Matsen
  • Publisher: SIU Press
  • ISBN: 9780809315932
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 404

Here, for the first time in one volume, are all the extant writings focusing on rhetoric that were composed before the fall of Rome. This unique anthology of primary texts in classical rhetoric contains the work of 24 ancient writers from Homer through St. Augustine, including Herodotus, Thucydides, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Quintilian, Tacitus, and Longinus. Along with many widely recognized translations, special features include the first English translations of works by Theon and Nicolaus, as well as new translations of two works by important sophists, Gorgias' encomium on Helen and Alcidamas' essay on composition. The writers are grouped chronologically into historical periods, allowing the reader to understand the scope and significance of rhetoric in antiquity. Introductions are included to each period, as well as to each writer, with writers' biographies, major works, and salient features of excerpts.


An Introduction to Classical Rhetoric

An Introduction to Classical Rhetoric

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  • Author: James D. Williams
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
  • ISBN: 1405158603
  • Category : Social Science
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 569

An anthology of primary texts in translation, An Introduction to Classical Rhetoric offers an overview of the social, cultural, and intellectual factors that influenced the development and growth of rhetoric during the classical period. Uses primary source material to analyze rhetoric from the Sophists through St. Augustine Provides an in-depth introduction to the period, as well as introductions to each author and each selection Includes study guides to help students develop multiple perspectives on the material, stimulate critical thinking, and provide starting points for dialogue Highlights include Gorgias's Palamedes, Antiphon's Truth, Isocrates' Helen, and Plato's Protagoras Each selection is followed by suggested writing topics and a short list of suggested additional readings.


The Rhetorical Tradition

The Rhetorical Tradition

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  • Author: Patricia Bizzell
  • Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education
  • ISBN: 1319279279
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 4131

The Rhetorical Tradition, the first comprehensive anthology of primary texts covering the history of rhetoric, examines rhetorical theory from classical antiquity through today. Extensive editorial support makes it an essential text for the beginning student as well as the professional scholar.


Classical Rhetoric in English Poetry

Classical Rhetoric in English Poetry

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  • Author: Brian Vickers
  • Publisher: SIU Press
  • ISBN: 9780809314966
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 204

Back in print after 17 years, this is a concise history of rhetoric as it relates to structure, genre, and style, with special reference to English literature and literary criticism from Ancient Greece to the end of the 18th century. The core of the book is a quite original argument that the figures of rhetoric were not mere mechanical devices, were not, as many believed, a "nuisance, a quite sterile appendage to rhetoric to which (unaccountably) teachers, pupils, and writers all over the world devoted much labor for over 2,000 years." Rather, Vickers demonstrates, rhetoric was a stylized representation of language and human feelings. Vickers supplements his argument through analyses of the rhetorical and emotional structure of four Renaissance poems. He also defines 16 of the most common figures of rhetoric, citing examples from the classics, the Bible, and major English poets from Chaucer to Pope.


Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric

Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric

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  • Author: Ward Farnsworth
  • Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
  • ISBN: 1567924670
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 165

Ward Farnsworth details the timeless principles of rhetoric from Ancient Greece to the present day, drawing on examples in the English language of consummate masters of prose, such as Lincoln, Churchill, Dickens, Melville, and Burke.


Writing and Rhetoric Book 2: Narrative 1

Writing and Rhetoric Book 2: Narrative 1

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  • Author: Narrative Tchr
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9781600512193
  • Category : Rhetoric
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

Writing & Rhetoric Book 2: Narrative 1 Teacher's Edition includes the complete student text, as well as answer keys, teacher's notes, and explanations. For every writing assignment, this edition also supplies diescriptions adn examples of what excellent student writing should look like, providing the teacher with meaningful and concrete guidance.


Rereading the Sophists

Rereading the Sophists

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  • Author: Susan C. Jarratt
  • Publisher: SIU Press
  • ISBN: 9780809322244
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 186

In "rereading" the sophists of fifth-century Greece, Susan C. Jarratt reinterprets classical rhetoric, with implications for current theory in rhetoric and composition. -- Provided by publisher


A New History of Classical Rhetoric

A New History of Classical Rhetoric

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  • Author: George A. Kennedy
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press
  • ISBN: 1400821479
  • Category : Literary Criticism
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 314

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.


Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student

Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student

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  • Author: Edward P. J. Corbett
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN:
  • Category :
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 653