Greek Drama and the Invention of Rhetoric
Book Details
Author(s)David Sansone
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
ISBN / ASIN1118357086
ISBN-139781118357088
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank4,722,884
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
- Asserts a novel and controversial theory on the origins of rhetoric that differs radically from the standard view
- Argues that it was the theatre of Ancient Greece, first appearing around 500 BC, that prompted
- the development of formalized rhetoric, which evolved soon thereafter
- Provides a cogent reworking of existing evidence
- Reveals the bias and inconsistency of Aristotle
