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Rhetoric and Poetics in Antiquity

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This book offers a counter-traditional account of the history of both rhetoric and poetics. In reply to traditional rhetorical histories, which view rhetoric primarily as an art of practical civic oratory, the book argues in four extended essays that epideictic-poetic eloquence was central, even fundamental, to the rhetorical tradition in antiquity. In essence, Jeffrey Walker's study accomplishes what in the world of rhetoric studies amounts to a revolution: he demonstrates that in antiquity rhetoric and poetry could not be viewed separately.

Language: English

Pages: 416

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: July 13, 2000

ISBN: 0195130359

ISBN 13: 9780195130355

Rhetoric and Poetics in Antiquity

4.4/5 ( ratings)

This book offers a counter-traditional account of the history of both rhetoric and poetics. In reply to traditional rhetorical histories, which view rhetoric primarily as an art of practical civic oratory, the book argues in four extended essays that epideictic-poetic eloquence was central, even fundamental, to the rhetorical tradition in antiquity. In essence, Jeffrey Walker's study accomplishes what in the world of rhetoric studies amounts to a revolution: he demonstrates that in antiquity rhetoric and poetry could not be viewed separately.

Language: English

Pages: 416

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: July 13, 2000

ISBN: 0195130359

ISBN 13: 9780195130355

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