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PublisherLongman Publishing Group

ISBN-100023271418

ISBN-139780023271410

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Number of Pages288 Pages

Publication NameComposition in the Classical Tradition

LanguageEnglish

SubjectComposition & Creative Writing

Publication Year1999

TypeTextbook

AuthorFrank J. D'angelo

Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight16.1 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width7 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN99-014267

Table Of ContentEach chapter begins with "Introduction." Preface. Introduction. 1.The Narrative. Retelling Narratives.Attributes of the Narrative.Modes of the Narrative. 2.Description. Methods of Describing.Ordering the Details.Attributes of Description. 3.The Fable. Retelling Fables.Adapting Fables to Given Contexts. 4.The Proverb. Amplifying Proverbs.Relating Parts to Wholes. 5.The Anecdote. Amplifying Anecdotes.Relating Parts to Whole. 6.Refutation/Confirmation. Inventing Arguments: Questions of Fact.Arranging the Parts. 7.The Commonplace. Inventing Arguments.Arranging the Parts. 8.Praising and Blaming. Inventing Arguments.Arranging the Parts.Forms of Praising and Blaming. 9.The Comparison. Inventing Arguments.Arranging the Parts. 10.The Speech-in-Character. Inventing Imaginary Speeches.Arranging the Parts. 11.The Thesis. Inventing Arguments.Arranging the Parts. 12.For and Against Laws. Inventing Arguments.Arranging the Parts.

SynopsisComposition in the Classical Tradition borrows from late antiquity a series of composition exercises called the progymnasmata to teach contemporary students the art of persuasion. The exercises enable students to apply an understanding of the invention and composition of arguments from ancient rhetoric to their own forms of persuasive communication. This brief text is structured to provide an effectively graded sequence of exercises, manageable at each step, from the simple to the more difficult and from the concrete to the abstract, within an explicit rhetorical framework. Students learn how to compose an essay or a speech by first becoming proficient in its parts. Composition in the Classical Tradition features a variety of ancient forms myths, historical episodes, descriptions, fables, proverbs, anecdotes, speeches for students to enjoy while learning how to write and speak persuasively., Composition in the Classical Tradition borrows from late antiquity a series of composition exercises called the progymnasmata to teach the art of persuasion. The exercises apply an understanding of the invention and composition of arguments from ancient rhetoric to a writer's own forms of persuasive communication. This book is structured to provide an effectively graded sequence of exercises, manageable at each step, from the simple to the more difficult and from the concrete to the abstract, within an explicit rhetorical framework. Learn how to compose an essay or a speech by first becoming proficient at its parts Composition in the Classical Tradition features a variety of ancient forms myths, historical episodes, descriptions, fables, proverbs, anecdotes, and speeches for readers to enjoy while learning how to write and speak persuasively. For anyone interested in composition and classical rhetoric., Composition in the Classical Tradition borrows from late antiquity a series of composition exercises called theprogymnasmata to teach the art of persuasion. The exercises apply an understanding of the invention and composition of arguments from ancient rhetoric to a writer's own forms of persuasive communication. This book is structured to provide an effectively graded sequence of exercises, manageable at each step, from the simple to the more difficult and from the concrete to the abstract, within an explicit rhetorical framework. Learn how to compose an essay or a speech by first becoming proficient at its partsComposition in the Classical Tradition features a variety of ancient forms myths, historical episodes, descriptions, fables, proverbs, anecdotes, and speeches for readers to enjoy while learning how to write and speak persuasively. For anyone interested in composition and classical rhetoric.

LC Classification NumberPE1408.D145 2000