The Beginnings Of Rhetorical Theory In Classical Greece

Author : Edward Schiappa
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Beginnings of Rhetorical Theory in Classical Greece written by Edward Schiappa and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Edward Schiappa argues that rhetorical theory did not originate with the Sophists in the fifth century B.C.E. as is commonly believed, but came into being a century later. Schiappa examines closely the terminology of the Sophists (such as Gorgias and Protagoras) and of their reporters and opponents (especially Plato and Aristotle) and contends that the terms and problems constituting what we think of as rhetorical theory had not yet been formed in the era of the early Sophists. His revision of rhetoric's early history changes the way we read the Sophists, Aristotle, and Plato. His book will be of interest to students of classics, communications, philosophy, and rhetoric.

Author : David M. Timmerman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139485997
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Classical Greek Rhetorical Theory and the Disciplining of Discourse written by David M. Timmerman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-03-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contributes to the history of classical rhetoric by focusing on how key terms helped to conceptualize and organize the study and teaching of oratory. David Timmerman and Edward Schiappa demonstrate that the intellectual and political history of Greek rhetorical theory can be enhanced by a better understanding of the emergence of 'terms of art' in texts about persuasive speaking and argumentation. The authors provide a series of studies to support their argument. They describe Plato's disciplining of dialgesthai into the Art of Dialectic, Socrates' alternative vision of philosophia, and Aristotle's account of demegoria and symboule as terms for political deliberation. The authors also revisit competing receptions of the Rhetoric to Alexander. Additionally, they examine the argument over when the different parts of oration were formalized in rhetorical theory, illustrating how an 'old school' focus on vocabulary can provide fresh perspectives on persistent questions.

Author : Nathan Crick
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 1611173965
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rhetoric and Power written by Nathan Crick and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of how intellectuals and artists conceptualized rhetoric as a medium of power in a dynamic age of democracy and empire In Rhetoric and Power, Nathan Crick dramatizes the history of rhetoric by explaining its origin and development in classical Greece beginning the oral displays of Homeric eloquence in a time of kings, following its ascent to power during the age of Pericles and the Sophists, and ending with its transformation into a rational discipline with Aristotle in a time of literacy and empire. Crick advances the thesis that rhetoric is primarily a medium and artistry of power, but that the relationship between rhetoric and power at any point in time is a product of historical conditions, not the least of which is the development and availability of communication media. Investigating major works by Homer, Heraclitus, Aeschylus, Protagoras, Gorgias, Thucydides, Aristophanes, Plato, Isocrates, and Aristotle, Rhetoric and Power tells the story of the rise and fall of classical Greece while simultaneously developing rhetorical theory from the close criticism of particular texts. As a form of rhetorical criticism, this volume offers challenging new readings to canonical works such as Aeschylus's Persians, Gorgias's Helen, Aristophanes's Birds, and Isocrates's Nicocles by reading them as reflections of the political culture of their time. Through this theoretical inquiry, Crick uses these criticisms to articulate and define a plurality of rhetorical genres and concepts, such as heroic eloquence, tragicomedy, representative publicity, ideology, and the public sphere, and their relationships to different structures and ethics of power, such as monarchy, democracy, aristocracy, and empire. Rhetoric and Power thus provides a foundation for rhetorical history, criticism, and theory that draws on contemporary research to prove again the incredible richness of the classical tradition for contemporary rhetorical scholarship and practice.

Author : James J. Murphy
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113629290X
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Synoptic History of Classical Rhetoric written by James J. Murphy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-24 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Continuing its tradition of providing students with a thorough review of ancient Greek and Roman rhetorical theory and practices, A Synoptic History of Classical Rhetoric is the premier text for undergraduate courses and graduate seminars in the history of rhetoric. Offering vivid examples of each classical rhetor, rhetorical period, and source text, students are led to understand rhetoric's role in the exchange of knowledge and ideas. Completely updated throughout, Part I of this new edition integrates new research and expanded footnotes and bibliographies for students to develop their own scholarship. Part II offers eight classical texts for reading, study, and criticism, and includes discussion questions and keys to the text in Part I.

Author : Ian Worthington
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134892683
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Persuasion: Greek Rhetoric in Action written by Ian Worthington and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-11 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exciting and accessible introduction to rhetoric and oratory in ancient Greece. All Greek and Latin is translated.

Author : James A. Herrick
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317347838
Total Pages : 545 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History and Theory of Rhetoric written by James A. Herrick and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-08-07 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The History and Theory of Rhetoric offers discussion of the history of rhetorical studies in the Western tradition, from ancient Greece to contemporary American and European theorists that is easily accessible to students. By tracing the historical progression of rhetoric from the Greek Sophists of the 5th Century B.C. all the way to contemporary studies–such as the rhetoric of science and feminist rhetoric–this comprehensive text helps students understand how persuasive public discourse performs essential social functions and shapes our daily worlds. Students gain conceptual framework for evaluating and practicing persuasive writing and speaking in a wide range of settings and in both written and visual media. Known for its clear writing style and contemporary examples throughout, The History and Theory of Rhetoric emphasizes the relevance of rhetoric to today's students.

Author : James A. Herrick
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History and Theory of Rhetoric written by James A. Herrick and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 2001 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The History and Theory of Rhetoric offers an accessible discussion of the history of rhetorical studies in the Western tradition, from ancient Greece to contemporary American and European theorists.

Author : David M. Timmerman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Classical Greek Rhetorical Theory and the Disciplining of Discourse written by David M. Timmerman and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James Fredal
Publisher : SIU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780809325948
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rhetorical Action in Ancient Athens written by James Fredal and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-eight illustrations are included."--Jacket.

Author : John Poulakos
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 1611171806
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sophistical Rhetoric in Classical Greece written by John Poulakos and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2012-12-07 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An expert in rhetoric offers a new perspective on the ancient concept of sophistry, exploring why Plato, Isocrates, and Aristotle found it objectionable. In Sophistical Rhetoric in Classical Greece, John Poulakos argues that a proper understanding of sophistical rhetoric requires a grasp of three cultural dynamics of the fifth century B.C.: the logic of circumstances, the ethic of competition, and the aesthetic of exhibition. Traced to such phenomena as everyday practices, athletic contests, and dramatic performances, these dynamics defined the role of sophistical rhetoric in Hellenic culture and explain why sophistry has traditionally been understood as inconsistent, agonistic, and ostentatious. In his discussion of ancient responses to sophistical rhetoric, Poulakos observes that Plato, Isocrates, and Aristotle found sophistry morally reprehensible, politically useless, and theoretically incoherent. At the same time, they produced their own version of rhetoric that advocated ethical integrity, political unification, and theoretical coherence. Poulakos explains that these responses and alternative versions were motivated by a search for solutions to such historical problems as moral uncertainty, political instability, and social disorder. Poulakos concludes that sophistical rhetoric was as necessary in its day as its Platonic, Isocratean, and Aristotelian counterparts were in theirs.