Epideictic rhetoric : questioning the stakes of ancient praise /

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Speeches of praise and blame constituted a form of oratory put to brilliant and creative use in the classical Greek period (fifth to fourth century BC) and the Roman imperial period (first to fourth century AD), and they have influenced public speakers through all the succeeding ages. Yet unlike the...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pernot, Laurent (Author)
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Ashley and Peter Larkin series in Greek and Roman culture.
Subjects:
Rhetoric, Ancient.
Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek > History and criticism.
Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin > History and criticism.
Oratory, Ancient.
Praise in literature.
Blame in literature.
Rhétorique ancienne.
Discours grecs > Histoire et critique.
Discours latins > Histoire et critique.
Éloquence antique.
Éloges dans la littérature.
Blâme dans la littérature.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Composition & Creative Writing.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric.
REFERENCE > Writing Skills.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Blame in literature
Oratory, Ancient
Praise in literature
Rhetoric, Ancient
Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek
Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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