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OverviewConsolatory Rhetoric explores Greco-Roman funeral rites to reveal how opposing symbols functioned rhetorically to comfort ancient communities. While the bulk of rhetorical criticism interprets written texts, Donovan Ochs broadens the traditional focus to consider non-verbal symbols as well as action and object languages. Ochs demonstrates that non-discursive dimensions of Greco-Roman burial rites held a place of particular persuasive significance in consoling the populace, and he attributes funeral customs practiced in contemporary Western civilization to the legacy of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Donovan J. OchsPublisher: University of South Carolina Press Imprint: University of South Carolina Press Weight: 0.372kg ISBN: 9780872498853ISBN 10: 0872498859 Pages: 130 Publication Date: 31 December 1993 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsReviews"""Strikes new ground, using long-known materials effectively to describe the rhetorical effects of consolatory ritual.""--James J. Murphy, University of California-Davis." Strikes new ground, using long-known materials effectively to describe the rhetorical effects of consolatory ritual. --James J. Murphy, University of California-Davis. Author InformationDonovan J. Ochs is professor of rhetoric and communication studies at the University of Iowa. He is co-author of A Brief Introduction to Speech and The Rhetoric of Agitation and Control as well as co-editor of Explorations in Rhetoric: Studies in Honor of Douglas Ehninger. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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