On Rhetoric A Theory of Civic Discourse

by Aristotle; Kennedy, George A.

• ISBN13: 9780195064872
• ISBN10: 0195064879
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-01-16
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This is the first new translation of Aristotle's Rhetoric in fifty years.Based on careful study of the Greek text and informed by the best modernscholarship, it is the most faithful English version ever published of the bookthat first defined and organized the study of civic discourse alongphilosophical lines and still shapes the study of rhetoric and composition inmodern times. Comprehensive introductory discussions, a detailed outline,extensive notes, and a glossary of Aristotle's rhetorical terms make the workreadily accessible to modern students, while an appendix offers translations ofrelevant ancient texts and essays on the treatise, with an evaluation of itsstrengths and weaknesses. This book is essential for students and scholars ofrhetoric, classics, politics, and philosophy.

Table of Contents

Introduction	3	(3)
Aristotle's Life and Works	3	(4)
Rhetoric Before Aristotle	7	(5)
Aristotle's View of Rhetoric	12	(1)
A Chapter-by-Chapter Outline of the Rhetoric	13	(10)
Aristotle, On Rhetoric: Translation and Notes	23	(290)
Book 1	25	(94)
Book 2	119	(97)
Book 3	216	(67)
Appendix I: Supplementary Texts
A. Gorgias' Encomium of Helen	283	(5)
B. Art as an Intellectual Virtue, from Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics 6. 4	288	(1)
C. An Introduction to Dialectic, from Aristotle, Topics 1.1--3	289	(4)
D. Cicero's Description of Aristotle's Synagoge Tekhnon	293	(1)
E. Word Choice and Metaphor, from Aristotle, Poetics, Chapter 21	294	(3)
F. The Concept of the Enthymeme as Understood in the Modern Period	297	(2)
Appendix II: Supplementary Essays
A. The Composition of the Rhetoric	299	(6)
B. The History of the Text After Aristotle	305	(4)
C. The Strengths and Limitations of the Rhetoric	309	(4)
Glossary	313	(8)
Bibliography	321	(8)
Index	329