Classical Rhetorical Theory

Download or read book Classical Rhetorical Theory written by John Poulakos and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 1999-03-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classical Rhetorical Theory provides a clear, integrated, and coherent discussion of classical Greek rhetorical theories. Arguing that the premises of early Greek rhetorical theory continue to illuminate contemporary rhetorical practices, the authors examine classical rhetorical theory in both historical and conceptual terms. The text discusses four approaches--Sophistical, Isocratean, Platonic, Aristotelian--and identifies ten themes which form the basis for their comparison.