Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Gewicht: 674 g
Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Gewicht: 674 g
ISBN: 978-1-86287-705-4
Verlag: Federation Press
Rhetoric is ubiquitous in modern discourse: from arguments delivered in the High Court, to advertisements disseminated in the high street. For the legal and political advocate, persuasion is also a professional technique that must be perfected properly to practise each art. In contrast with the classical era and the middle ages, in which grammar, rhetoric and dialectic were basic features of all education, modern curricula almost entirely neglect any theoretical study of the methods of rhetoric. Rediscovering Rhetoric re-introduces to modern practitioners and students a grasp of the speeches, writings and methodologies of the great classical scholars of rhetoric. Part 1 - Law and Language in the Greco-Roman Tradition provides a contextualised introduction to significant theorists of rhetoric in the classical period, and consists of four chapters written by practising barristers and a current Justice of the Federal Court of Australia. Part 2 - The Practice of Persuasion comprises essays by practitioners distinguished in their pursuit of legal persuasion – one former and two current Justices of the High Court of Australia – illuminating their experiences of argument from the perspective of both bench and bar. Part 3 - The Politics of Persuasion performs a similar function to Part 2, in the related domain of politics. It includes a chapter by Graeme Freudenberg, former speechwriter for GoughWhitlam and others. Together the three parts provide a unique inter-disciplinary perspective on the theory and practice of legal and political persuasion. Published in association with the NSW Bar Association.
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Contents Part 1 - Law and Language in the Greco-Roman Tradition 1 'The empty eloquence of fools': rhetoric in classical Greece, Ruth C.A. Higgins 2 Cicero's De Oratore, Pro Miline and the Philippics: character, argument and emotion, Justin T. Gleeson 3 Quintilian and the public attainment of justice, Douglas Hassall 4 Hermogenes of Tarsus: rhetorical bridge between the ancient world to the modern, The Honourable Justice Arthur R. Emmett Part 2 - The Practice of Persuasion 5 The rise (and fall?) of the barrister class, The Honourable Michael H. McHugh AC QC 6 Rhetoric in Law - a case for optimism, The Honourbale Justice Michael D Kirby AC CMG 7 Aspects of Rhetoric in Forensic Advocacy over the past 50 years, The Honourable Justice J.D. Heydon AC Part 3 - The Politics of Persuasion 8 The political rhetoric of American aspiration, Susan Thomas 9 20th-century political rhetoric: Churchill, Menzies and Whitlam, Graeme Freudenberg AM Index
