On Rhetoric

A Theory of Civic Discourse

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

Av Aristotle, George A. Kennedy, University of North Carolina) Kennedy, George A. (Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature (Emeritus), Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature (Emeritus)

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Based on careful study of the Greek text and informed by the best modern scholarship, the second edition of this highly acclaimed translation offers the most faithful English version ever published of On Rhetoric. Updated in light of recent scholarship, the new edition features a revised introduction--with two new sections--and revised appendices that provide new and additional supplementary texts (relevant ancient works).

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2006-08-03
Mått146 x 203 x 16 mm
Vikt404 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor352
Upplaga2
FörlagOUP USA
ISBN9780195305098

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ProoemionNotes on the TranslationIntroductionA. Aristotle's Life and WorksB. Rhetoric Before AristotleC. Aristotle's Classification of RhetoricD. Aristotle's Original Audience and His Audience TodayE. The Strengths and Limitations of On RhetoricF. Chapter-by-Chapter Outline of On RhetoricBook 1: Pisteis, or The Means of Persuasion in Public AddressBook 2: Pisteis, or The Means of Persuasion in Public Address (continued)Book 3: Delivery, Style, and ArrangementAppendix I: Supplementary TextsA. Gorgias' Encomium of HelenB. Socrates' Critique of Sophistic RhetoricC. Lysias' Speech Against the Grain DealersD. Introduction to Dialectic from Aristotle, Topics 1.1-3E. Two Selections from Isocrates1. From Against the Sophists2. From the AntidosisF. Selections from Rhetoric for AlexanderG. On Word Choice and Metaphor, from Aristotle's PoeticsH. Demosthenes' Third PhilippicAppendix II: Supplementary EssaysA. The Earliest Rhetorical HandbooksB. The History of the Text After AristotleGlossaryBibliographyIndex