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OverviewThis complete guide to ancient Greek rhetoric is exceptional both in its chronological range and the breadth of topics it covers. Traces the rise of rhetoric and its uses from Homer to Byzantium Covers wider-ranging topics such as rhetoric's relationship to knowledge, ethics, religion, law, and emotion Incorporates new material giving us fresh insights into how the Greeks saw and used rhetoric Discusses the idea of rhetoric and examines the status of rhetoric studies, present and future All quotations from ancient sources are translated into English Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ian Worthington (University of Missouri, Ohio, USA)Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell Dimensions: Width: 18.00cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 1.270kg ISBN: 9781405125512ISBN 10: 1405125519 Pages: 632 Publication Date: 15 November 2006 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsThis Companion contains strong contributions.... Andrew Erskine's excellent chapter on the practical side of Hellenistic rhetoric; and Teresa Moragn manages a broad coverage of rhetoric and education. (Greece & Rome, 2008) Exploring rhetoric from a variety of sociohistorical and thematic contexts from the Homeric to the Byzantine period, this companion sets a standard that should serve the discipline for some years to come. (Choice) ?The editor?has provided us with a fresh overview of important areas?in chapters that bristle with information and insight. The volume has been well edited.? (Bryn Mawr Classical Review) A well planned and constructed volume is presented in an equally well-constructed series [Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World]. (Reference Reviews) This Companion contains strong contributions... Andrew Erskine's excellent chapter on the practical side of Hellenistic rhetoric; and Teresa Moragn manages a broad coverage of rhetoric and education. (Greece & Rome, 2008) Exploring rhetoric from a variety of sociohistorical and thematic contexts from the Homeric to the Byzantine period, this companion sets a standard that should serve the discipline for some years to come. (Choice)<!--end--> The editor...has provided us with a fresh overview of important areas...in chapters that bristle with information and insight. The volume has been well edited. (Bryn Mawr Classical Review) A well planned and constructed volume is presented in an equally well-constructed series [Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World]. (Reference Reviews) Author InformationIan Worthington is Frederick A. Middlebush Professor of History at the University of Missouri-Columbia, USA. His previous publications include Demosthenes: Statesman and Orator (2000), Alexander the Great: A Reader (2003), and a biography, Alexander the Great: Man and God (2004). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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