Rhetoric in Greco-Roman Education

Prolegomena

“…in the more or less etymological sense, but from the sequel it is clear that he has the student in mind (tov 11EA.Aovta <ptAocro<petv, p. 152.17). See Whittaker (1990) 74 n. 6, and in general Clark (1957) 4 f. Cf. also supra, n. 299. the anatomical treatises, as we have seen in chapter four.…”

Rhetors at the wedding

“…'If one family is distinguished and the other not, balance distinction by the virtues (temperance or fairness) of the other ... if neither possesses any brilliance, one should briefly praise their character, manner and fairness, slip through the discussion of them unobtrusively, and hurry on to the bride and bridegroom' (403, [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]. The problems Menander sees in the encomia (402, 2Iff.)…”

“…47 Menander then turns, once again abruptly, to another topic (408, [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]: the description of the season at which the wedding is held. The speaker appeals to Eros, Hestia and the Theoi Genethlioi; he prays for affection and a true union of minds, and for children who take after their parents.…”

“…17 There are however one or two features in Dionysius' generally conventional adaptation of the thesis which seem unusual enough to warrant a few words of comment. There are many variations in the rules for encomia given by rhetors, 19 and Dionysius' definition (265, 13ff.) Secondly -a negative point, but perhaps of significance -his reference to the divine origins of marriage includes no passage about the unions of gods with human women.…”

Revisiting delivery in the basic course

“…Aristotle maintains that what was said to hearers was just as crucial as how it was said (Clark, 1977). In doing so, Aristotle clarifies how emotional delivery evokes through the modulating of vocal pitch, rhythm, and volume (Bizzell & Hertzberg, 2001).…”