Rhetorical Adaptation in the Greek Historians, Josephus, and Acts vol.I : Embedded Speeches, Audience Responses, and Authorial Persuasion /

Greco-Roman rhetorical theorists insist that speakers must adapt their speeches to their audiences in order to maximize persuasiveness and minimize alienation. Ancient historians adorn their narratives with accounts of attempts at such rhetorical adaptation, the outcomes of which decisively impact t...

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Main Author: Duncan, John M. (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2023.

Series: Biblical Interpretation Series ; 203.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2023.

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Classical literature > History and criticism > Theory, etc.

Oratory, Ancient.

Rhetoric, Ancient.

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