The Beginnings Of Rhetorical Theory In Classical Greece

This text argues that rhetorical theory did not originate with the Sophists in the 5th century BC, but came into being a century later. It examines the terminology of the Sophists and of their reporters and opponents, and contends that rhetorical theory had not yet formed.
Year of publication: 1999
Pagination: 244 pages, black & white illustrations
Format: Hardback