| Aristotle's Art of Rhetoric Contributor(s): Aristotle (Author), Bartlett, Robert C. (Translator), Bartlett, Robert C. (Memoir by) |
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ISBN: 022678990X ISBN-13: 9780226789903 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Rhetoric |
| Dewey: 808.5 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.05 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For more than two thousand years. Aristotle's "Art of Rhetoric" has shaped thought on the theory and practice of rhetoric, the art of persuasive speech. In three sections, Aristotle discusses what rhetoric is, as well as the three kinds of rhetoric (deliberative, judicial, and epideictic), the three rhetorical modes of persuasion, and the diction, style, and necessary parts of a successful speech. Throughout, Aristotle defends rhetoric as an art and a crucial tool for deliberative politics while also recognizing its capacity to be misused by unscrupulous politicians to mislead or illegitimately persuade others. Here Robert C. Bartlett offers a literal, yet easily readable, new translation of Aristotle's "Art of Rhetoric," one that takes into account important alternatives in the manuscript and is fully annotated to explain historical, literary, and other allusions. Bartlett's translation is also accompanied by an outline of the argument of each book; copious indexes, including subjects, proper names, and literary citations; a glossary of key terms; and a substantial interpretive essay. |