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Rhetoric and the gift : ancient rhetorical theory and contemporary communication /

"Examines questions in contemporary communication by turning to Aristotle's rhetorical theory and his use of Homer's idea of exchange, or gift-giving, and analyzes our conceptions of relational ethics in communication, including the ways these play out in politics, law, and culture&qu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mifsud, Mari Lee, 1967- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : Duquesne University Press, [2015]
Series:Philosophy/communication.
Subjects:
Homer > Influence.
Aristotle. > Rhetoric.
Rhetoric, Ancient.
Homer.
Rhetoric (Aristotle)
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Table of Contents:
  • From technical to creative historiography
  • For the love of Homer
  • Homer in Aristotle's Rhetoric: a catalog offering
  • Homeric givens
  • Aristotle's generation of arguments and Homeric givens
  • Sacrificing Homeric givens for the technÄ“ of the polis
  • Generating justice in exception via Homeric givens: hyperbole of generosity and equity.