The Beginnings of Rhetorical Theory in Classical Greece
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In this provocative book, Edward Schiappa argues that rhetorical theory did not originate with the Sophists in the fifth century B.C.E, as is commonly believed, but came into being a century later. Schiappa examines closely the terminology of the Sophists--such as Gorgias and Protagoras--and of their reporters and opponents--especially Plato and Aristotle--and contends that the terms and problems that make up what we think of as rhetorical theory...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0300075901
ISBN13:9780300075908
Release Date:July 1999
Publisher:Yale University Press
Length:240 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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