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A Companion to Greek Rhetoric
Contributor(s): Worthington, Ian (Editor)
ISBN: 144433414X     ISBN-13: 9781444334142
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $66.45  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 2010
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Rhetoric
Dewey: 808.048
Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.5" W x 9.6" (2.35 lbs) 640 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region - Greece
 
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Publisher Description:
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