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436 BC: 436 BC Births, 436 BC Deaths, Artaxerxes II of Persia, Isocrates, Zengcius


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Chapters: 436 Bc Births, 436 Bc Deaths, Artaxerxes Ii of Persia, Isocrates, Zengcius. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Isocrates (Greek: 436338 BC), an ancient Greek rhetorician, was one of the ten Attic orators. In his time, he was probably the most influential rhetorician in Greece and made many contributions to rhetoric and education through his teaching and written works. Greek rhetoric is commonly traced to Corax of Syracuse, who first formulated a set of rhetorical rules in the fifth century BC. His pupil, Tisias, was influential in the development of the rhetoric of the courtroom, and by some accounts was the teacher of Isocrates. Within two generations, rhetoric had become an important art, its growth driven by the social and political changes, such as democracy and the courts of law. The demand for rhetorical training was so high that a number of philosophers and teachers set up their own schools to train orators. Among these were the Sophists, which included such teachers as Isocrates and Gorgias. These schools proved to be a lucrative enterprise, and later attracted less reputable characters. However, unlike most rhetoric schools of the times which were taught by itinerant sophists, Isocrates defined himself with his treatise Against the Sophists. Isocrates was born to a wealthy family (his father owned a successful flute factory) and received a fine education. He studied with Gorgias and possibly Socrates, among others. After the Peloponnesian War, Isocrates' family lost its wealth, and Isocrates was forced to earn a living. Isocrates' professional career is said to have begun as a logographer, or a hired courtroom speech writer. Around 392 BC he set up his own school of rhetoric, and proved to be not only an influential teacher, b...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=168260


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  • ISBN-13: 9781158676972
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • No of Pages: 26
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 50 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1158676972
  • Publisher Date: 15 Sep 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: 436 BC Births, 436 BC Deaths, Artaxerxes II of Persia, Isocrates, Zengcius
  • Width: 229 mm


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