Epideictic Rhetoric Questioning the Stakes of Ancient Praise

Speeches of praise and blame constituted a form of oratory put to brilliant and creative use in the classical Greek period (fifth to fourth century BC) and the Roman imperial period (first to fourth century AD), and they have influenced public speakers through all the succeeding ages. Yet unlike the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Pernot, Laurent
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Austin University of Texas Press 2015
Edition1
SeriesAshley and Peter Larkin Series in Greek and Roman Culture
Subjects
Ancient & Classical
Blame in literature
History and criticism
Language & Literature
LITERARY CRITICISM
Oratory, Ancient
Praise in literature
Rhetoric, Ancient
Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek
Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek-History and criticism
Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin
Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin-History and criticism
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter Table of Contents PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS A NOTE ON SOURCES ONE: THE UNSTOPPABLE RISE OF EPIDEICTIC TWO: THE GRAMMAR OF PRAISE THREE: WHY EPIDEICTIC RHETORIC? FOUR: NEW APPROACHES IN EPIDEICTIC EPILOGUE NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
  • Bibliography Index Notes Epilogue 2. The Grammar of Praise 3. Why Epideictic Rhetoric? 4. New Approaches in Epideictic 1. The Unstoppable Rise of Epideictic Contents Preface Acknowledgments A Note on Sources Cover Title page, Copyright page
  • Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Sources -- 1. The Unstoppable Rise of Epideictic -- 2. The Grammar of Praise -- 3. Why Epideictic Rhetoric? -- 4. New Approaches in Epideictic -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Untitled