Rereading Aristotle's rhetoric [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Alan G. Gross & Arthur E. Walzer

• Pubblicazione: Carbondale, : Southern Illinois University Press, 2008
• Edizione: Pbk. ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (251 p.)
• Disciplina: 808.5
• Soggetto topico: Rhetoric, Ancient
• Altri autori: GrossAlan G WalzerArthur E. <1944->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-226) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; On Book 1 of the 'Rhetoric'; 1. Aristotle's 'Rhetoric' and the Contemporary Arts of Practical Discourse; 2. What Aristotle Meant by Rhetoric; 3. Aristotle on Speaking "Outside the Subject": The Special Topics and Rhetorical Forums; On Book 2 of the 'Rhetoric'; 4. The Contemporary Irrelevance of Aristotle's Practical Reason; 5. 'Pathos' and 'Katharsis' in "Aristotelian" Rhetoric: Some Implications; 6. Aristotle's Enthymeme as Tacit Reference; 7. Two Systems of Invention: The Topics in the 'Rhetoric' and 'The New Rhetoric' ; 8. The Aristotelian 'Topos' : Hunting for NoveltyOn Book 3 of the 'Rhetoric'; 9. Aristotelian 'Lexis' and Renaissance 'Elocutio'; 10. Aristotle and Theories of Figuration; 11. Aristotle's 'Rhetoric' : A Guide to the Scholarship; Literature Cited; Contributors; Index; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: In this collection edited by Alan G. Gross and Arthur E. Walzer, scholars in communication, rhetoric and composition, and philosophy seek to "reread" Aristotle's Rhetoric from a purely rhetorical perspective. So important do these contributors find the Rhetoric, in fact, that a core tenet in this book is that "all subsequent rhetorical theory is but a series of responses to issues raised by the central work."The essays reflect on questions basic to rhetoric as a humanistic discipline. Some explore the ways in which the Rhetoric explicates the natur
• Titolo autorizzato: Rereading Aristotle's rhetoric
• ISBN: 0-8093-8723-9; 1-299-45467-4; 0-585-31364-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778982303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II