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OverviewComparative Rhetoric is the first book to offer a cross-cultural overview of rhetoric as a universal feature of expression, composition, and communication. It begins with a theory of rhetoric as a form of mental and emotional energy which is transmitted from a speaker or writer to an audience or reader through a speech or text. In the first part of the book, George Kennedy explores analogies to human rhetoric in animal communication, possible rhetorical factors in the origin of human speech, and rhetorical conventions in traditionally oral societies in Australia, the South Pacific, Africa, and the Americas. Topics discussed include forms of reasoning, the function of metaphor, and the forms and uses of formal language. The second part of the book provides an account of rhetoric as understood and practiced in early literate societies in the Near East, China, India, Greece, and Rome, identifying unique or unusual features of Western discourse in comparison to uses elsewhere. The concluding chapter summarizes the results of the study and evaluates the validity of traditional Western rhetorical concepts in describing non-Western rhetoric. Addressing both what is general or common in all rhetorical traditions and what is unique or unusual in the Western tradition, Comparative Rhetoric is ideally suited for courses in rhetoric, rhetoric theory, the history of rhetoric, intercultural communication, linguistic anthropology, and comparative linguistics. Full Product DetailsAuthor: George A. Kennedy (Paddison Professor of Classics, University of North Carolina)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.30cm Weight: 0.365kg ISBN: 9780195109337ISBN 10: 0195109333 Pages: 250 Publication Date: 06 November 1997 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsPART I: RHETORIC IN SOCIETIES WITHOUT WRITING 1. Rhetoric Among Social Animals 2. Rhetorical Factors in the Early Development of Human Language 3. Rhetoric in Aboriginal Australian Culture 4. Formal Speech in Some Oral Cultures 5. North American Indian Rhetoric PART II: RHETORIC IN ANCIENT LITERATE SOCIETIES 6. Literacy and Rhetoric in the Ancient Near East 7. Rhetoric in Ancient China 8. Rhetoric in Ancient India 9. Rhetoric in Greece and RomeReviewsPerfect for my Rhetoric Survey course. It fills a void in non-Western and pre-Greco-Roman areas. A magnificent book. --Andrew King, Louisiana State University Timely! A work of scholarly leadership--essential reading. --Judith Yaross Lee, Ohio University Fabulous! This is exactly the type of work needed to place the rhetorical tradition within cross-cultural structures. --J. Rocky Lozavito, Northwestern State University Very useful as a research resource in Intercultural Communication. --Diana Peck, William Patterson University This book is the mature reflection of a highly respected scholar in Graeco-Roman rhetoric ... There is a great deal of useful human knowledge in this book ... The presentation of the argument is admirably clear throughout ... The book is not without humour ... This seems to me a brave book. It is courageous to essay into other cultures, some of them still living, and try to summarise their processes ... K's argument will stimulate interest in comparative rhetoric, as he hopes, and has raised questions to which there will be some very interesting responses. Vivienne Gray, Prudentia Author InformationGeorge A. Kennedy taught classics, comparative literature, and rhetoric at the University of North Carolina for twenty-eight years and now lives in Fort Collins, Colorado. He is the author of many books, and is the renowned translator of Aristotle's On Rhetoric: A Theory of Civic Discourse (OUP, 1991). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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