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OverviewIs it fair to judge early Greek rhetoric by the standards of Plato and Aristotle? This text argues that it is not, and yet this is the path taken by current scholarship on the subject. Arguing against this view, this work sees early Greek rhetoric as largely unsystematic efforts to explore, more by means than by precept, all aspects of discourse. Replacing these early text by such treatises as the ""Rhetoric"" of Aristotle, Cole explains, can only be understood as part of a gradual process, as artistic prose came to be disseminated in written texts and so available in a form that, for the first time, be analyzed, evaluated and closely imitated. Full Product DetailsAuthor: A. Thomas ColePublisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.255kg ISBN: 9780801851186ISBN 10: 0801851181 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 27 May 1995 Recommended Age: From 17 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface Bibliographical Note Chapter 1. Rhetoric, Neorhetoric, Protorhetoric Part I. The Prerhetorical Age Chapter 2. Oral Poetry and Oral Eloquence Chapter 3. Tact and Etiquette Chapter 4. Allegory and Rhetoric Part II. The Late Fifth Century Chapter 5. Techne and Text Chapter 6. The Range and Limits of Techne Part III. The Fourth Century Chapter 7. Rhetoric and Prose Chapter 8. Rhetoric and Philosophy Notes General Index Index of Passages CitedReviews[An] important and challenging book... Cole's re-seeing of the evidence is compelling and provocative. Certainly it willbe of great interest to serious students of rhetoric, Greek prose, indeed, of ancient literature. * Classical World * One of the most intelligent and illuminating books on early prose literature. * Journal of Hellenic Studies * Cole's book is a welcome addition to the field of classical rhetorical studies... It is a good example of erudite scholarship. * Quarterly Journal of Speech * Provocative... The evidence Cole assembles is as interesting as his thesis. * Philosophy and Rhetoric * [An] important and challenging book...Cole's re-seeing of the evidence is compelling and provocative. Certainly it willbe of great interest to serious students of rhetoric, Greek prose, indeed, of ancient literature. --'Classical World' One of the most intelligent and illuminating books on early prose literature. --'Journal of Hellenic Studies' Cole's book is a welcome addition to the field of classical rhetorical studies...It is a good example of erudite scholarship. --'Quarterly Journal of Speech' Provocative...The evidence Cole assembles is as interesting as his thesis. --'Philosophy and Rhetoric' [An] important and challenging book... Cole's re-seeing of the evidence is compelling and provocative. Certainly it willbe of great interest to serious students of rhetoric, Greek prose, indeed, of ancient literature. Classical World One of the most intelligent and illuminating books on early prose literature. Journal of Hellenic Studies Cole's book is a welcome addition to the field of classical rhetorical studies... It is a good example of erudite scholarship. Quarterly Journal of Speech Provocative... The evidence Cole assembles is as interesting as his thesis. Philosophy and Rhetoric Author InformationThomas Cole is professor of Greek and Latin at Yale University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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