Sophistical Rhetoric in Classical Greece |
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Author:
| Poulakos, John |
Series title: | Studies in Rhetoric/Communication Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-57003-792-4 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2008 |
Publisher: | University of South Carolina Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $29.95USD $34.99 |
Book Description:
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Offers a conceptualization of sophistry, explaining its direction and shape as well as the reasons why Plato, Isocrates, and Aristotle found it objectionable. This title argues that a proper understanding of sophistical rhetoric requires a grasp of three cultural dynamics of the fifth century BC.
Offers a conceptualization of sophistry, explaining its direction and shape as well as the reasons why Plato, Isocrates, and Aristotle found it objectionable. This title argues that a proper understanding of sophistical rhetoric requires a grasp of three cultural dynamics of the fifth century BC.