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Composition in the Classical Tradition
ISBN-10: 0-02-327141-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-02-327141-0
Published by Longman
© 2000
Pub. Date: Sep 2, 1999
Format: Paper
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Table of Contents
Each chapter begins with “Introduction.”
Preface.
Introduction.
1.The Narrative.
2.Description.
3.The Fable.
4.The Proverb.
5.The Anecdote.
6.Refutation/Confirmation.
7.The Commonplace.
8.Praising and Blaming.
9.The Comparison.
10.The Speech-in-Character.
11.The Thesis.
12.For and Against Laws.
Preface.
Introduction.
1.The Narrative.
Retelling Narratives.
Attributes of the Narrative.
Modes of the Narrative.
2.Description.
Methods of Describing.
Ordering the Details.
Attributes of Description.
3.The Fable.
Retelling Fables.
Adapting Fables to Given Contexts.
4.The Proverb.
Amplifying Proverbs.
Relating Parts to Wholes.
5.The Anecdote.
Amplifying Anecdotes.
Relating Parts to Whole.
6.Refutation/Confirmation.
Inventing Arguments: Questions of Fact.
Arranging the Parts.
7.The Commonplace.
Inventing Arguments.
Arranging the Parts.
8.Praising and Blaming.
Inventing Arguments.
Arranging the Parts.
Forms of Praising and Blaming.
9.The Comparison.
Inventing Arguments.
Arranging the Parts.
10.The Speech-in-Character.
Inventing Imaginary Speeches.
Arranging the Parts.
11.The Thesis.
Inventing Arguments.
Arranging the Parts.
12.For and Against Laws.
Inventing Arguments.
Arranging the Parts.
