The dialectics from Phaedrus and Gorgias express the nature and art of rhetoric. From the readings of Phaedrus and gorgias I found more matter from the dialogues in Phaedrus , however, there were some useful ideas in Gorgias as well.…
English 5001
Isocrates, Antidosis
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Isocrates, Antidosis
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As a former gymnast I can attest to the fact that philosophy is much like mental version of this sport. The different theories are like the different aspects of a complicated move: Hundreds of push-ups at one time prepare the…
Week 2 — More Classical Greek and Roman Rhetoric
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Aristotle As mentioned already, rhetoric itself was the subject of much debate in classical Greece, with the Sophists on one side and Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle on the other, though they could arguably be classed as Sophists as well. Like…
Week 1 — Classical Rhetoric, Greek and Roman.
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Isocrates Born in 436 BCE, Isocrates was one of the most influential rhetors of his time, and actually studied with Gorgias and possibly Plato as well. He was concerned with concrete rhetorical problems in which one had to reach a…
Timeline of Classical, Medeival, and Renaissance Rhetoric
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Silva Rhetoricae covers Western Rhetoric and offers many useful resources, including a list of rhetorical devices and their definition, links to rhetorical texts online, information about the history and practice of rhetoric, and a timeline showing the publication of important…
Writing Guide
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A Brief Guide to Writing Essays Note: The following guide has been borrowed from the Piet Zwart Institute, Media Design handbook as authored by Dr. Florian Cramer, Director of the Media Design MA, and then adapted to suit this class.…
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English 5001 — History and Methods of Rhetoric and Composition
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“Rhetoric is not only persuasion but identification as a social cohesive force.” Kenneth Burke, A Rhetoric of Motives This will introduce you to the vast sweep of Rhetoric’s history, as well as its pedagogical offspring, Composition Theory. We will be…