Greek Drama and the Invention of Rhetoric
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Drama, Greek & Roman, Fiction & Literature
| Author: | David Sansone | ISBN: | 9781118358375 |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | July 30, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell | Language: | English |
| Author: | David Sansone |
| ISBN: | 9781118358375 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | July 30, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Language: | English |
- Asserts a novel and controversial theory on the origins of rhetoric that differs radically from the standard view
- Argues that it was the theatre of Ancient Greece, first appearing around 500 BC, that prompted
- the development of formalized rhetoric, which evolved soon thereafter
- Provides a cogent reworking of existing evidence
- Reveals the bias and inconsistency of Aristotle
- Asserts a novel and controversial theory on the origins of rhetoric that differs radically from the standard view
- Argues that it was the theatre of Ancient Greece, first appearing around 500 BC, that prompted
- the development of formalized rhetoric, which evolved soon thereafter
- Provides a cogent reworking of existing evidence
- Reveals the bias and inconsistency of Aristotle
