Habinek Ancient Rhetoric and Oratory

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-77532-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 144 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World

This book introduces readers to the ancient rhetorical tradition byinvestigating key questions about the origins, nature andimportance of rhetoric.
* * Explores the role of the orator, especially the two greatestfigures of the tradition, Demosthenes and Cicero
* Investigates the place of rhetoric at the center of ancienteducation
* Considers the role of rhetoric since the end ofantiquity.
* Includes a glossary of proper names and technical terms; achronological table of political events, authors, orators, andrhetorical works; and suggestions for further reading.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Habinek, Thomas

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Chronological Chart.
I Rhetoric and the State.
II The Figure of The Orator.
III The Craft of Rhetoric.
IV Rhetoric as Acculturation.
V The Afterlife of Rhetoric.
A Brief Outline of Ancient Rhetoric.
Notes.
Further Reading.
Annotated Index

Über Autor(innen)

Thomas Habinek is Professor of Classics at the University of Southern California. He is the author of The Politics of Latin Literature: Writing, Identity, and Empire (1998) and the editor of The Roman Cultural Revolution (1997).