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The Chreia and Ancient Rhetoric: Commentaries on Aphthonius's Progymnasmata (Writings from the Greco-Roman World)

Ronald F. Hock

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Description:This book provides the first translations in English and a preliminary analysis of the commentaries on the chreia chapter in Aphthoniuss standard Progymnasmata, a classroom guide on composition. 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 rhetoricthe kinds of public speeches and the parts of a speech. By means of these Byzantine commentaries, we can thus see more clearly how this important form and its confirmation were taught in classrooms for over a thousand years.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Chreia and Ancient Rhetoric: Commentaries on Aphthonius's Progymnasmata (Writings from the Greco-Roman World). To get started finding The Chreia and Ancient Rhetoric: Commentaries on Aphthonius's Progymnasmata (Writings from the Greco-Roman World), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This book provides the first translations in English and a preliminary analysis of the commentaries on the chreia chapter in Aphthoniuss standard Progymnasmata, a classroom guide on composition. 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 rhetoricthe kinds of public speeches and the parts of a speech. By means of these Byzantine commentaries, we can thus see more clearly how this important form and its confirmation were taught in classrooms for over a thousand years.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Chreia and Ancient Rhetoric: Commentaries on Aphthonius's Progymnasmata (Writings from the Greco-Roman World). To get started finding The Chreia and Ancient Rhetoric: Commentaries on Aphthonius's Progymnasmata (Writings from the Greco-Roman World), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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