Greek Rhetoric and Oratory

3 credits · Graduate

Readings of rhetorical speeches and treatises (e.g. Demosthenes, Isocrates, Dio Chrysostom, Libanius, Plato's Gorgias, Aristotle's Rhetoric, Rhetorica ad Alexandrum); focus on oratory in action, rhetoric as academic discipline or combination of both. Prerequisite: Successful completion of at least one 300-level Greek course or equivalent, or approval of instructor.