Rhetoric
The Rhetoric was developed by Aristotle during two periods when he was in Athens, the first between 367 to 347 BCE (when he was seconded to Plato in the Academy), and the second between 335 to 322 BCE (when he was running his own school, the Lyceum). The Rhetoric consists of three books. Book I offers a general overview, presenting the purposes of rhetoric and a working definition; it also offers a detailed discussion of the major contexts and types of rhetoric. Book II discusses in detail the three means of persuasion that an orator must rely on: those grounded in credibility (ethos), in the emotions and psychology of the audience (pathos), and in patterns of reasoning (logos). Book III introduces the elements of style (word choice, metaphor, and sentence structure) and arrangement (organization). Some attention is paid to delivery, but generally the reader is referred to the Poetics for more information in that area. (Summary by Wikipedia)
Genre(s): Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity), Education
Language: English
Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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Play 01 | Book I Part 1 (Chapters 1-5) | Geoffrey Edwards |
00:58:02 |
Play 02 | Book I Part 2 (Chapters 6-10) | Geoffrey Edwards |
00:56:47 |
Play 03 | Book I Part 3 (Chapters 11-16) | Geoffrey Edwards |
00:55:34 |
Play 04 | Book II Part 1 (Chapters 1-9) | Geoffrey Edwards |
01:09:06 |
Play 05 | Book II Part 2 (Chapters 10-21) | Geoffrey Edwards |
01:03:20 |
Play 06 | Book II Part 3 (Chapters 22-28) | Geoffrey Edwards |
01:09:05 |
Play 07 | Book III Part 1 (Chapters 1-10) | Geoffrey Edwards |
01:06:32 |
Play 08 | Book III Part 2 (Chapters 11-14) | Geoffrey Edwards |
00:38:10 |
Play 09 | Book III Part 3 (Chapters 15-19) | Geoffrey Edwards |
00:38:14 |