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George Kennedy's three volumes on classical rhetoric have long
been regarded as authoritative treatments of the subject. This new
volume, an extensive revision and abridgment of "The Art of
Persuasion in Greece," "The Art of Rhetoric in the Roman World, "
and "Greek Rhetoric under Christian Emperors, " provides a
comprehensive history of classical rhetoric, one that is sure to
become a standard for its time.
Kennedy begins by identifying the rhetorical features of early
Greek literature that anticipated the formulation of
"metarhetoric," or a theory of rhetoric, in the fifth and fourth
centuries b.c.e. and then traces the development of that theory
through the Greco-Roman period. He gives an account of the teaching
of literary and oral composition in schools, and of Greek and Latin
oratory as the primary rhetorical genre. He also discusses the
overlapping disciplines of ancient philosophy and religion and
their interaction with rhetoric. The result is a broad and engaging
history of classical rhetoric that will prove especially useful for
students and for others who want an overview of classical rhetoric
in condensed form.
A concern for the art of persuasion, as rhetoric was anciently
defined, was a principal feature of Greek intellectual life. In
this study of the complex of subjects labeled "rhetoric," the
author explores rhetorical theory and practice from the fifth to
the first centuries B.C. Beginning with the creative rhetoric of
the pre-Socratic era, the study progresses through the time of
Aristotle and the Attic orators and concludes with the ossification
of rhetoric into a pedantic discipline during the Hellenistic
period. Originally published in 1963. The Princeton Legacy Library
uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available
previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of
Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original
texts of these important books while presenting them in durable
paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy
Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage
found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University
Press since its founding in 1905.
A concern for the art of persuasion, as rhetoric was anciently
defined, was a principal feature of Greek intellectual life. In
this study of the complex of subjects labeled "rhetoric," the
author explores rhetorical theory and practice from the fifth to
the first centuries B.C. Beginning with the creative rhetoric of
the pre-Socratic era, the study progresses through the time of
Aristotle and the Attic orators and concludes with the ossification
of rhetoric into a pedantic discipline during the Hellenistic
period. Originally published in 1963. The Princeton Legacy Library
uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available
previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of
Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original
texts of these important books while presenting them in durable
paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy
Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage
found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University
Press since its founding in 1905.
Contributing Authors Include W. F. Albright, Ernest Bender, Frank
R. Blake And Others.
Includes The Supplement Of The Journal Of The American Oriental
Society, No. 3, April To June, 1944.
Includes The Supplement Of The Journal Of The American Oriental
Society, No. 3, April To June, 1944.
Contributing Authors Include W. F. Albright, Edwin Brown Allen, V.
Altman And Others.
Contributing Authors Include Paul K. Benedict, Nicholas C. Bodman,
Oscar Broneer, And Others.
Includes The Supplement Of The Journal Of The American Oriental
Society, No. 3, April To June, 1944.
George Sand's "The Seven Strings of the Lyre" is a philosophical
play written in poetic prose and never intended for perfomance on
stage. Completed in 1838 during the early stages of Sand's romantic
involvement with Frederic Chopin, it is one of the very few
treatments of the Faust legend by a woman. George Kennedy offers
the first English translation of this work, along with an
introduction that places the play in its philosophical and literary
context.
"The Seven Strings of the Lyre" is Sand's response to Goethe's
"Faust" and a reflection of her views of music as developed in
conversations with Chopin and Franz Liszt. Sand, unlike so many of
her contemporaries, saw Goethe as a less-than-ideal poet. She
criticized him for lacking "enthusiasm, belief, and passion," and
she faulted him for being a proponent of the art-for-art's-sake
movement, which Sand deplored for its lack of social conscience.
Sand's play describes the efforts of Mephistopheles to win the soul
of Albertus, a teacher of philosophy and descendant of Faust.
Regarding Goethe's Mephistopheles as insufficiently wicked, Sand
conjures up a devil truly worthy of the epithet. For Faust, whom
she considered too cold, Sand substitues the more emotional
Albertus, whose despair that life and love have passed him by in
his devotion to philosophy makes him vulnerable to the machinations
of the devil. And in place of Goethe's village girl, Marguerite, or
the dangerous Helen of the earlier Faust legend, Sand creates the
angelic Helen, who awakens Albertus's love and teaches him the
emotional and spiritual truths he had never learned from books.
Richly philosophical and deeply romantic, the play is a reaction
against eighteenth-century rationalism. It asserts the existence of
some higher truth to be foud in music, poetry, and a sympathetic
response to nature, but it also, contrary to the doctrine of art
for art's sake, demands social responsibility from the artist. Sand
believed that the arts should lead society to an awareness of
truth, freedom, and the meaning of life, and "The Seven Strings of
the Lyre" is an attempt to dramatize this belief.
Originally published in 1989.
A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the
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historical and cultural value.
This volume contains the Greek text, textual apparatus, and first
published English translation of two treatises on rhetoric, with
introductory material and notes. Once attributed to Hermogenes of
Tarsus, these treatises are now believed to be by unknown authors
writing in the second or third century C.E. or later. The first
treatise, entitled On Invention, is a handbook for students
providing formulas to aid them in the composition of declamations
on assigned themes. The second treatise, On the Method of
Forcefulness, discusses prose style with special attention to
figures of speech. Extensive notes interpret the often-difficult
content and relate it to other writing on rhetoric. The Greek text
is that of Hugo Rabe (1913).
Several of these works have never before been translated into
English and are made accessible to the general reader for the first
time. George A. Kennedy, one of the world's leading scholars of
ancient rhetoric, provides an English translation of four Greek
treatises written during the time of the Roman empire but studied
throughout the Roman and Byzantine periods--works attributed to
Theon, Hermogenes, Aphthonius, and Nicolaus. Also included are
translations of the fragments of Sopatros' treatise as well as John
of Sardis' commentary on these exercises. The progymnasmata were
fundamental to the teaching of prose composition and elementary
rhetoric in European schools from the Hellenistic period to early
modern times. The habits of thinking and writing learned in schools
molded not only the secular literature of the Greeks and Romans,
but also the writings of the early Christians through the patristic
period.
"New Testament Interpretation through Rhetorical Criticism"
provides readers of the Bible with an important tool for
understanding the Scriptures. Based on the theory and practice of
Greek rhetoric in the New Testament, George Kennedy's approach
acknowledges that New Testament writers wrote to persuade an
audience of the truth of their messages. These writers employed
rhetorical conventions that were widely known and imitated in the
society of the times. Sometimes confirming but often challenging
common interpretations of texts, this is the first systematic study
of the rhetorical composition of the New Testament.
As a complement to form criticism, historical criticism, and other
methods of biblical analysis, rhetorical criticism focuses on the
text as we have it and seeks to discover the basis of its powerful
appeal and the intent of its authors. Kennedy shows that biblical
writers employed both "external" modes of persuasion, such as
scriptural authority, the evidence of miracles, and the testimony
of witnesses, and "internal" methods, such as "ethos" (authority
and character of the speaker), "pathos" (emotional appeal to the
audience), and "logos" (deductive and inductive argument in the
text).
In the opening chapter Kennedy presents a survey of how rhetoric
was taught in the New Testament period and outlines a rigorous
method of rhetorical criticism that involves a series of steps. He
provides in succeeding chapters examples of rhetorical analysis,
looking closely at the Sermon on the Mount, the Sermon on the
Plain, Jesus' farewell to the disciples in John's Gospel, the
distinctive rhetoric of Jesus, the speeches in Acts, and the
approach of Saint Paul in Second Corinthians, Thessalonians,
Galatians, and Romans.
The first translation, produced by a team of eight scholars, of the
Declamations and Preliminary Talks of the sixth-century sophist
Choricius of Gaza. Declamations, deliberative or judicial orations
on fictitious themes, were the fundamental advanced exercises of
the rhetorical schools of the Roman Empire, of interest also to
audiences outside the schools. Some of Choricius' declamations are
on generic themes (e.g. a tyrannicide, a war-hero), while others
are based on specific motifs from Homeric times or from classical
Greek history. The Preliminary Talks were typical prefaces to
orations of all kinds. This volume also contains a detailed study
of Choricius' reception in Byzantium and Renaissance Italy. It will
be of interest to students of late antiquity, ancient rhetoric, and
ancient education.
The Tz'u hai is the great encyclopedic dictionary which has become
a major reference tool for both the beginning and seasoned
Sinologist. This useful volume by a pioneering linguist at Yale is
a practical, step-by-step guide to the contents and use of the Tz'u
hai. Primarily meant for the beginning student of classical or
historical texts, this book was originally published under the
title, ZH GUIDE.
The first translation, produced by a team of eight scholars, of the
Declamations and Preliminary Talks of the sixth-century sophist
Choricius of Gaza. Declamations, deliberative or judicial orations
on fictitious themes, were the fundamental advanced exercises of
the rhetorical schools of the Roman Empire, of interest also to
audiences outside the schools. Some of Choricius' declamations are
on generic themes (e.g. a tyrannicide, a war-hero), while others
are based on specific motifs from Homeric times or from classical
Greek history. The Preliminary Talks were typical prefaces to
orations of all kinds. This volume also contains a detailed study
of Choricius' reception in Byzantium and Renaissance Italy. It will
be of interest to students of late antiquity, ancient rhetoric, and
ancient education.
Since its original publication by UNC Press in 1980, this book has
provided thousands of students with a concise introduction and
guide to the history of the classical tradition in rhetoric, the
ancient but ever vital art of persuasion. Now, George Kennedy
offers a thoroughly revised and updated edition of Classical
Rhetoric and Its Christian and Secular Tradition . From its
development in ancient Greece and Rome, through its continuation
and adaptation in Europe and America through the Middle Ages and
Renaissance, to its enduring significance in the twentieth century,
he traces the theory and practice of classical rhetoric through
history. At each stage of the way, he demonstrates how new
societies modified classical rhetoric to fit their needs. For this
edition, Kennedy has updated the text and the bibliography to
incorporate new scholarship; added sections relating to women
orators and rhetoricians throughout history; and enlarged the
discussion of rhetoric in America, Germany, and Spain. He has also
included more information about historical and intellectual
contexts to assist the reader in understanding the tradition of
classical rhetoric. |A revised and updated edition of the popular
and widely used guide to the classical tradition of rhetoric from
its development in ancient Greece and Rome to the 20th-century.
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