Description
Book SynopsisExamines the concept of the enthymeme in ancient Greek rhetoric, arguing that it is a technique of storytelling aimed at eliciting from the audience an inference about a narrative.
Trade Review“James Fredal challenges traditional Aristotelian interpretations of the enthymeme as an abstract theoretical concept by examining ‘enthymizing’ as a situational activity occurring within rhetorical narratives of Greek oratory. A provocative and insightful study that compels readers to reconsider long-accepted notions of Hellenic rhetorical theory.”
—Richard Leo Enos,author of Greek Rhetoric Before Aristotle
“Fredal’s interdisciplinary approach is impressive, demonstrating currency in fields such as classical rhetoric, formal logic, and legal theory; his treatment of Aristotle—his argument that terms such as syllogism have a general sense rather than the technical sense they acquired later—resonates with contemporary philology.”
—P. E. Ojennus Choice
“The volume offers a valuable account of a key element of Greek rhetorical practice and serves as a worthy reminder of the importance of the insights of the Greeks for our own theory of narrative and vice versa. It invites us to revisit difficult and unresolved issues of the relationships that hold among narrative, rhetorical speech and logic, and how they were regarded in antiquity.”
—Owen Goldin Classical Review
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Part One 3.0
1. Enthymeme 3.0: The Truncated Syllogism
2. 3.0 and Its Problems
Part Two 2.0
3. Aristotle, Sullogismos, and 2.0
4. 2.0 and Its Problems
Part Three 1.0
5. Enthymizing in the Orators
6. Oratorical Enthymizing in Context
7. Enthymizing and Adversarial Narratives
Part Four Lysias and the Enthymeme
8. Enthymizing in Lysias 1, On the Death of Eratosthenes
9. A Many-Layered Tale
Conclusion
Notes
References
Index
