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Author:   Ian Worthington
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.498kg
ISBN:  

9780415081382

ISBN 10:   0415081386
Pages:   290
Publication Date:   03 March 1994
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Abbreviations Communicating 1. From Orality to Rhetoric: An Intellectual Transformation Carol G.Thomas and Edward Kent Webb 2. Rhetorical Means of Persuasion Christopher Carey 3. Probability and Persuasion: Plato and Early Greek Rhetoric Michael Gagarin 4. Classical Rhetoric and Modern Theories of Discourse David Cohen Applications 5. Power and Oratory in Democratic Athens: Demosthenes 21, Against Meidias Josiah Ober 6. History and Oratorical Exploitation Ian Worthington 7. Law and Oratory Edward M Harris Contexts 8. Epic and Rhetoric Peter Toohey 9. Tragedy and Rhetoric Victor Bres 10. Comedy and Rhetoric Phillip Harding 11. Philosophy and Rhetoric Stephen Halliwell 12. The Canon of the Ten Attic Orators Ian Worthington Bibliography Index

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'... it will be instructive and stimulating to those wishing to approach oratory from a variety of literary standpoints .' Journal of Hellenic Studies

'... it will be instructive and stimulating to those wishing to approach oratory from a variety of literary standpoints .' - Journal of Hellenic Studies `... it will be instructive and stimulating to those wishing to approach oratory from a variety of literary standpoints .' - Jrnl of Hellenic Studies 'It will be instructive and stimulating to those wishing to approach oratory from a variety of literary standpoints.' - S. Usher, Journal of Roman Studies `... these essays are clear and informative, ...' - Scholia

'... it will be instructive and stimulating to those wishing to approach oratory from a variety of literary standpoints .' - Journal of Hellenic Studies

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