The Birth of Rhetoric

The Birth of Rhetoric
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 211
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ISBN-10 : 9781134757305
ISBN-13 : 1134757301
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Book Synopsis The Birth of Rhetoric by : Robert Wardy

Download or read book The Birth of Rhetoric written by Robert Wardy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-04 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is rhetoric? Is it the capacity to persuade? Or is it 'mere' rhetoric: the ability to get others to do what the speaker wants, regardless of what they want? Robert Wardy uses Gorgias at the centre of this book and the debate.


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