Classical Greek Rhetorical Theory and the Disciplining of Discourse

Author:   David M Timmerman ,  Edward Schiappa, PhD PhD PhD PhD PhD
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9786612630668


Pages:   204
Publication Date:   31 March 2010
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This book contributes to the history of classical rhetoric by focusing on how key terms helped to conceptualise and organise 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 formalised in rhetorical theory, illustrating how an 'old school' focus on vocabulary can provide fresh perspectives on persistent questions.

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Author:   David M Timmerman ,  Edward Schiappa, PhD PhD PhD PhD PhD
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
ISBN:  

9786612630668


ISBN 10:   6612630663
Pages:   204
Publication Date:   31 March 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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