{"product_id":"9781118357088","title":"Greek Drama and the Invention of Rhetoric","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGreek Drama and the Invention of Rhetoric\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavid Sansone\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGREEK DRAMA and the Invention of Rhetoric\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e“An impressively erudite, elegantly crafted argument for reversing what ‘everybody knows’ about the relation of two literary genres that played before mass audiences in the Athenian city state.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictor Bers,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eYale University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Sansone’s book is first-rate and should be read by any scholar interested in the origins of Greek rhetorical theory or, for that matter, interested in Greek tragedy. That Greek tragedy contains elements properly described as rhetorical is familiar, but Sansone goes far beyond this understanding by putting Greek tragedy at the heart of a counter-narrative of those origins.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Schiappa,\u003c\/b\u003e The University of Minnesota\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book challenges the standard view that formal rhetoric arose in response to the political and social environment of ancient Athens. Instead, it is argued, it was the theater of Ancient Greece, first appearing around 500 BC that prompted the development of formalized rhetoric, which evolved soon thereafter. Indeed, ancient Athenian drama was inextricably bound to the city-state’s development as a political entity, as well as to the birth of rhetoric. Ancient Greek dramatists used mythical conflicts as an opportunity for staging debates over issues of contemporary relevance, civic responsibility, war, and the role of the gods. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author shows how the essential feature of dialogue in drama created a ‘counterpoint’—an interplay between the actor making the speech and the character reacting to it on stage. This innovation spurred the development of other more sophisticated forms of argumentation, which ultimately formed the core of formalized rhetoric.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Sansone\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Classics at the University of Illinois. A former editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eIllinois Classical Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, he has also served on the editorial boards of \u003ci\u003eClassical Philology \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and been a member of the Board of Directors of the American Philological Association. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eGreek Athletics and the Genesis of Sport \u003c\/i\u003e(1988), \u003ci\u003ePlutarch: Lives of Aristeides and Cato\u003c\/i\u003e (1989) and \u003ci\u003eAncient Greek Civilization\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 September 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118357088\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.44\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310991110284,"sku":"9781118357088","price":116.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118357088.jpg?v=1780206382","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781118357088","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}