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Loading... Divine Talk: Religious Argumentation in Demosthenesby Gunther Martin
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Gunther Martin examines the references to religion in the speeches of Demosthenes and other Athenian orators in the 4th century BC. In Part I he demonstrates the role religion plays in the rhetorical strategy of speeches in political trials: his main argument is that speakers had to be consistent in their approach to religion throughout their career. It was not possible to change from being a pragmatic to a `religious' speaker and back, but it was possible, when writing for others,to use religion in a way one would not have used it when delivering a speech oneself. In Part II Martin deals with No library descriptions found. |
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 Google Books — Loading...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)885.01Literature Greek and other Classical languages Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek and Classical speeches Greek oratoryLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |
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