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Progymnasmata - (Writings from the Greco-Roman World) by George Alexander Kennedy (Paperback)
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Number of Pages: 256
Genre: Language + Art + Disciplines
Sub-Genre: Translating & Interpreting
Series Title: Writings from the Greco-Roman World
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature
Age Range: Adult
Author: George Alexander Kennedy
Language: English
"Professor Kennedy, equipped with a rare command of ancient rhetoric, provides us here with a dossier of theoretical Greek treatises on the progymnasmata, put precisely and crisply into English. He thereby gives broad access to the world of the intermediate ancient rhetorical curriculum, so important for the formation of mentality and discourse in the Roman world, Byzantium, and even pre-modern Europe. Students from a variety of disciplines will profit greatly from his efforts."
Genre: Language + Art + Disciplines
Sub-Genre: Translating & Interpreting
Series Title: Writings from the Greco-Roman World
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature
Age Range: Adult
Author: George Alexander Kennedy
Language: English
Book Synopsis
For students of classical, medieval, and early modern literature and of the history of education, Kennedy (classics emeritus, U. of North Carolina-Chapel Hill) presents and comments on four Greek treatises for teaching prose composition and elementary rhetoric. They were written during the time of the Roman Empire and studied throughout the ByzantiReview Quotes
"Professor Kennedy, equipped with a rare command of ancient rhetoric, provides us here with a dossier of theoretical Greek treatises on the progymnasmata, put precisely and crisply into English. He thereby gives broad access to the world of the intermediate ancient rhetorical curriculum, so important for the formation of mentality and discourse in the Roman world, Byzantium, and even pre-modern Europe. Students from a variety of disciplines will profit greatly from his efforts."
