Sophistical Rhetoric in Classical Greece

(Part of the Studies in Rhetoric & Communication Series)

by John Poulakos

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An introduction to the rhetorical tradition of sophistical dialectics in antiquity

In Sophistical Rhetoric in Classical Greece, John Poulakos offers a new conceptualization of sophistry, explaining its direction and shape as well as the reasons why Plato, Isocrates, and Aristotle found it objectionable. Poulakos argues that a proper understanding of sophistical rhetoric requires a grasp of three cultural dynamics of the fifth...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1570037922

ISBN13:9781570037924

Release Date:September 2008

Publisher:University of South Carolina Press

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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History & Surveys Language Arts Literature & Fiction Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences Rhetoric Words, Language & Grammar

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