Rhetorical Adaptation in the Greek Historians, Josephus, and Acts Vol II: Embedded Speeches, Audience Responses, and Authorial Persuasion

by John M. Duncan

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 the subsequent course of events. These depictions of speaker-audience interactions, moreover, convey crucial didactic/persuasive insights to the historians'...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004524045
• ISBN13: 9789004524040
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 744 Pages