Poulakos – Toward a Sophistic Definition of Rhetoric

Poulakos, John. “Toward a Sophistic Definition of Rhetoric.” Philosophy & Rhetoric 16 (1983): 35-48. P. works in this article to highlight the integral role of the Sophists in the larger picture of classical Greek rhetoric.  Published in an era where Plato and Aristotle were kings of classical Greek poetics and rhetoric, P.’s argument in this article provides an alternative historical trajectory for contemporary treatments of ancient... Read More

CCR601 – Genealogy – 2nd – Hawhee

Genealogy Project 2nd Generation 1.  Hawhee, Debra.  “Kairotic Encounters.”  Perspectives on Rhetorical Invention.  Ed. Janet M. Atwill and Janice M. Lauer.  Knoxville: U of Tennessee P, 2001.  16-35. Executive Summary: Hawhee begins her article by discussing how invention is conceived in either exterior or interior terms.  That is, invention happens when the rhetor either: a)finds things that exist in a preexistent rhetorical order or... Read More