Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 111 mm x 175 mm, Gewicht: 109 g
Reihe: Very Short Introductions
A Very Short Introduction
Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 111 mm x 175 mm, Gewicht: 109 g
Reihe: Very Short Introductions
ISBN: 978-0-19-965136-8
Verlag: Oxford University Press
Rhetoric is often seen as a synonym for shallow, deceptive language, and therefore as something negative. But if we view rhetoric in more neutral terms, as the 'art of persuasion', it is clear that we are all forced to engage with it at some level, if only because we are constantly exposed to the rhetoric of others.
In this Very Short Introduction, Richard Toye explores the purpose of rhetoric. Rather than presenting a defence of it, he considers it as the foundation-stone of civil society, and an essential part of any democratic process. Using wide-ranging examples from Ancient Greece, medieval Islamic preaching, and modern cinema, Toye considers why we should all have an appreciation of the art of rhetoric.
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Zielgruppe
Students of history, politics, literature, and classics, as well as general readers interested in an understanding of rhetoric and communication.
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Introduction
1: From the Greeks to Gladstone
2: The scaffolding of rhetoric
3: Approaches to rhetoric
4: Rhetoric in the modern world
Conclusion
