Persuasion: Greek Rhetoric in Action

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 273 pages
• Published by: Routledge
• Edition: 1st Edition April 8, 1994
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0415081394
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0415081399
• Book Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 14.7 ounces

Product Review
`This collection of essays provides a useful benchmark of the present state of knowledge of rhetoric in Ancient Greek culture and indicates the approaches which have been adopted in recent study of the subject.' - Scholia

'It will be instructive and stimulating to those wishing to approach oratory from a variety of literary standpoints.' - S. Usher, Journal of Roman Studies

Product Description
Persuasion makes a significant contribution to the current renaissance of interest in Greek rhetoric and oratory. The current re-evaluation of Greek rhetoricians and their theories links these subjects to studies of the intellectual climate in ancient Greece. Also noted is the way in which a study of ancient rhetorical theory provides a starting point for modern discourse analysis. Other modern studies of Greek rhetoric and theory note its connection to issues in political science and dynamics, sociology and anthropology. Also noted is the way in which ancient rhetorical theory served as the starting point for modern discourse analysis.

Persuasion provides the most recent and wide-ranging treatment of Greek oratory at any level. Each chapter is written by a leading scholar in the field and each deals with rhetoric's influence on a particular historical aspect or literary genre of ancient Greece. In their analysis of rhetoric, the contributors take advantage of the most recent trends and ideas in the field of discourse analysis. The range of related topics is wide-ranging, including law, politics, history, philosophy, rhetorical criticism, epic, tragedy, comedy and literacy.

Contributors include Victor Bers, Yale University; David Cohen, University of California, Berkeley; Michael Gagarin, University of Texas, Austin; Phillip Harding, University of British Columbia; Edward M. Harris, Brooklyn College, CUNY; Josiah Ober, Princeton University; Carol G. Thomas; and Edward Kent Webb, University of Washington.