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Persuasion

Greek Rhetoric in Action

Persuasion
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Persuasion provides the most recent and wide-ranging treatment of Greek rhetoric and oratory at a time when the subject is experiencing a renaissance of interest. Each chapter is written by a leading scholar in the field and each deals with the influence of rhetoric on a particular historical aspect or literary genre of ancient Greece, taking advantage of the most recent trends and ideas in the field. Law, politics, history, philosophy, rhetorical criticism, epic, tragedy, comedy and literacy are among the topics which are examined.
Persuasion is an exciting and accessible introduction to rhetoric and oratory in ancient Greece. All Greek and Latin is translated. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of ancient history, literature and philosophy.
Routledge; March 1994
290 pages; ISBN 9780203418406
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