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1 - Classical Foundations

from Part I - What is Rhetoric?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 November 2023

Edited by
Robert C. Bartlett  and
Nasser Behnegar
Robert C. Bartlett
Affiliation:
Boston College, Massachusetts
Nasser Behnegar
Affiliation:
Boston College, Massachusetts
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Summary

This section consists of four selections from Plato, Aristotle, Cicero and Quintilian that serve as an introduction to the classical understanding of rhetoric. What is rhetoric? Is it an art or a mode of knowledge? What is its value? What are its elements or parts?

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Political Rhetoric in Theory and Practice
A Reader
 , pp. 11 - 23
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Classical Foundations
  • Edited by Robert C. Bartlett, Boston College, Massachusetts, Nasser Behnegar, Boston College, Massachusetts
  • Book: Political Rhetoric in Theory and Practice
  • Online publication: 02 November 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009367400.003
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  • Edited by Robert C. Bartlett, Boston College, Massachusetts, Nasser Behnegar, Boston College, Massachusetts
  • Book: Political Rhetoric in Theory and Practice
  • Online publication: 02 November 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009367400.003
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  • Classical Foundations
  • Edited by Robert C. Bartlett, Boston College, Massachusetts, Nasser Behnegar, Boston College, Massachusetts
  • Book: Political Rhetoric in Theory and Practice
  • Online publication: 02 November 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009367400.003
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