The Enthymeme - Syllogism, Reasoning, and Narrative in Ancient Greek Rhetoric

Examines the concept of the enthymeme in ancient Greek rhetoric, arguing that it is a technique of storytelling aimed at eliciting from the audience an inference about a narrative.

About the author

James Fredal is Associate Professor of English at The Ohio State University. He is the author of Rhetorical Action in Ancient Athens: Persuasive Artistry from Solon to Demosthenes.

Summary

Examines the concept of the enthymeme in ancient Greek rhetoric, arguing that it is a technique of storytelling aimed at eliciting from the audience an inference about a narrative.

Product details

• Authors: James Fredal, James (Ohio State University) Fredal, Fredal James
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.04.2022
• EAN: 9780271086149
• ISBN: 978-0-271-08614-9
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 340 g
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, HISTORY / Ancient / Greece, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Rhetoric, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Communication Studies, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc