A New History of Classical Rhetoric

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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,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kennedy, George A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Languages & Literatures.
Greek & Latin Languages & Literatures.
Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin.
Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek.
Rhetoric, Ancient.
Persuasion (Rhetoric)
Oratory, Ancient.
REFERENCE > Writing Skills.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Composition & Creative Writing.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Éloquence antique.
Discours latins > Histoire et critique.
Discours grecs > Histoire et critique.
Rhetorique ancienne.
Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin > History and criticism.
Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (336 pages).
ISBN:9781400821471

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