Greek Drama and the Invention of Rhetoric
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Hersteller)
978-1-118-35833-7 (ISBN)
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Asserts a novel and controversial theory on the origins of rhetoric that differs radically from the standard view Argues that it was the theatre of Ancient Greece, first appearing around 500 BC, that prompted the development of formalized rhetoric, which evolved soon thereafter Provides a cogent reworking of existing evidence Reveals the bias and inconsistency of Aristotle
David Sansone is Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of Illinois. A former editor of the journal Illinois Classical Studies , he has also served on the editorial boards of Classical Philology and Bryn Mawr Classical Review , and been a member of the Board of Directors of the American Philological Association. He is the author of Greek Athletics and the Genesis of Sport (1988), Plutarch: Lives of Aristeides and Cato (1989) and Ancient Greek Civilization (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009).
Preface Part One: What Drama Does and How It Does It 1. Setting the Stage 2. Seeing is Believing 3. The Muse Takes a Holiday 4. "It's counterpoint," he countered, and pointed. 5. Illusion and Collusion 6. Reaction Time Part Two: The Second Stage: The Invention of Rhetoric 7. Paradigm Shift Happens 8. Perhaps You Will Object 9. Putting the Accuser on Trial Works Cited
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.7.2012 |
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| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 223 x 277 mm |
| Gewicht | 1740 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-118-35833-3 / 1118358333 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-118-35833-7 / 9781118358337 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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