A companion to Greek rhetoric [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Ian Worthington

• Pubblicazione: Malden, Mass. ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell, 2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (635 p.)
• Disciplina: 808.0481
• Soggetto topico: Rhetoric, Ancient; Classical literature - History and criticism - Theory, etc; Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek - History and criticism - Theory, etc; Oratory, Ancient
• Classificazione: 18.43
• Altri autori: WorthingtonIan
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: A COMPANION TO GREEK RHETORIC; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Preface: For Readers – and Reviewers; Notes; Abbreviations; Speeches of the Attic Orators; Part I Setting the Scene; Part II Rhetoric: A Brief History; Part III Rhetoric and Speeches; Part IV Rhetoric: Political, Social and Intellectual Contexts; Part V Rhetoric and Literature; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This complete guide to ancient Greek rhetoric is exceptional both in its chronological range and the breadth of topics it covers. Traces the rise of rhetoric and its uses from Homer to Byzantium. Covers wider-ranging topics such as rhetoric's relationship to knowledge, ethics, religion, law, and emotion. Incorporates new material giving us fresh insights into how the Greeks saw and used rhetoric. Discusses the idea of rhetoric and examines the status of rhetoric studies, present and future. All quotations from ancient sources are translated into English.
• Titolo autorizzato: Companion to Greek rhetoric
• ISBN: 1-78268-589-8; 1-280-74361-1; 9781405171939; 0-470-76120-2; 1-4051-6557-X; 0-470-99716-8; 1-4051-7193-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996441549503316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Blackwell companions to the ancient world.