Rhetoric and Poetics in Antiquity (Hardcover)

This book offers a counter-traditional account of the history of both rhetoric and poetics. In reply to traditional rhetorical histories, which view "rhetoric" 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, 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.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2000
First published:	July 2000
Authors:	Jeffrey Walker (Associate Professor of English)
Dimensions:	242 x 164 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	410
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-513035-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General
LSN:	0-19-513035-9
Barcode:	9780195130355

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