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UNINA9910815771703321 |
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Autore |
Sansone David |
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Titolo |
Greek drama and the invention of rhetoric / / David Sansone |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-299-15799-8 |
1-118-35834-1 |
1-118-35837-6 |
1-118-35831-7 |
1-118-35833-3 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (272 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Rhetoric - History |
Greek drama - History and criticism |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Pt. 1. What drama does and how it does it -- Setting the stage -- Seeing is believing -- The muse takes a holiday -- "It's counterpoint," he countered, and pointed -- Illusion and collusion -- Reaction time -- Pt. 2. The second stage: the invention of rhetoric -- Paradigm shift happens -- Perhaps you will object -- Putting the accuser on trial. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Asserts a novel and controversial theory on the origins of rhetoric that differs radically from the standard viewArgues that it was the theatre of Ancient Greece, first appearing around 500 BC, that promptedthe development of formalized rhetoric, which evolved soon thereafterProvides a cogent reworking of existing evidenceReveals the bias and inconsistency of Aristotle |
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