Rhetoric and Poetics in Antiquity

Zusatztext Passionately-argued ... The elevated perspective of Walker's inclusive approach reveals an ancient literary landscape formed as much by Isocrates and Alcaeus as by Aristotle and Demosthenes, and from it many literary and scholarly paths not taken may be glimpsed through the clouds. Klappentext This book offers a counter-traditional account of the history of both rhetoric and poetics. In reply to traditional rhetorical histories! which view "rhetoric" primarily 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! Jeffrey 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. Zusammenfassung This title 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.

Product details

• Authors: Jeffrey Walker, Jeffrey (Associate Professor of English Walker, Walker Jeffrey
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.08.2000
• EAN: 9780195130355
• ISBN: 978-0-19-513035-5
• No. of pages: 410
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Semantik, Diskursanalyse, Stilistik, Literaturwissenschaft: Lyrik und Dichter, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc