Readings in Classical Rhetoric / Edition 1

ISBN-13: 9781138137141 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Publication date: 12/21/2015 Pages: 356 Product dimensions: 5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x (d) Rhetoric — the theory of oral discourse — affected and indeed pervaded all aspects of classical thought. Bearing the stamp of its impact were the Homeric hymns, the Iliad and the Odyssey, Aeschylus' Eumenides, the great dramatic tragedies, the elegiac and lyric poetry, and the literature of the Romans, often formed in the Greek image. The rhetorical notion of probability had direct implications for the classical philosopher and mathematician as it does today. Departments of speech, English, philosophy and classics provide the key centers of interest in the new and the classical rhetorics. Despite the considerable enthusiasm for the study of rhetoric, no single work provides large selections of primary materials written by the classical rhetoricians themselves. Until now, only secondary sources containing tiny excerpts, or entire and expensive tra