Classical Rhetoric
Prerequisites: UCLR 100, UCLR 100C, UCLR 100E, UCLR 100M, or equivalent; please check requirements for declared majors/minors for exceptions.
This course explores how ancient Greeks and Romans practiced and interrogated the 'craft of speech' (rhetorike techne), specifically persuasive speech, especially as it would be delivered in public settings.
Outcomes: Students will learn to assess the relationship of Classical rhetorical literature to the world that produced and used it.
This course explores how ancient Greeks and Romans practiced and interrogated the 'craft of speech' (rhetorike techne), specifically persuasive speech, especially as it would be delivered in public settings.
Outcomes: Students will learn to assess the relationship of Classical rhetorical literature to the world that produced and used it.