The Chreia and Ancient Rhetoric

Commentaries on Aphthonius's 'Progymnasmata'. Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Ronald F. Hock. The chreia, or anecdote, was a popular form that preserved the wisdom of philosophers, kings, generals, and sophists. Aphthonius used the chreia to provide instructions on how to construct an argument and to confirm the validity of the chreia by means of an eight-paragraph essay. His treatment of this classroom exercise, however, was so brief that commentators needed to clarify, explain, and supplement what he had written as well as to situate the chreia as preparation for the study of rhetoric - the kinds of public speeches and the parts of a speech. XII,345 Seiten, broschiert (Writings from the Graeco-Roman World; Vol. 31/Society of Biblical Literature 2012) textsauberes Exemplar mit leichten Gebrauchsspuren, leicht berieben/clean text pages, minor traces of use, slightly rubbed

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