Theory, Text, Context: Issues in Greek Rhetoric and Oratory (SUNY Series in Speech Communication) (SUNY series in Communication Studies) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0791431088 ISBN 13: 9780791431085

Publisher: State University of New York Press, 1996

Synopsis

Leading scholars of classical rhetoric address contemporary topics in Greek rhetoric and oratory.

This is a bone-crushing confrontation of contemporary questions about the origins and early development of Greek rhetorical theory and practice. It examines a number of important issues from several new perspectives, and offers a more complex and multi-faceted account of the early history of rhetoric than is to be found anywhere else. It is especially unique in bringing together in one place the work of several distinguished scholars of Greek rhetoric and oratory. It takes a revisionist look at the Sophists and explores Greek sites, settings, and culture in ways that challenge long-standing ideas about discourse in the polis. A passionate book full of satyrs rather than philosophers, it is innovative and bold, a treasure-house of provocative ideas.

About this title

About the Author

Christopher Lyle Johnstone is Associate Professor Speech Communication at The Pennsylvania State University.

Edition details

• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0791431088
• ISBN 13: 9780791431085
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 214
• Editor: Johnstone Christopher Lyle