The Triumph of Greco-Roman Rhetorical Assumptions in Pre-Carolingian Historiography
Roger D. Ray
Abstract This chapter explores the prevalence of Greco-Roman rhetorical assumptions in historiography. It notes that aim historiography is same as oration; to persuade its readers and listeners. That why it important for a historiographer move people by using available means persuasion — artful forms when inartificial contents, such testimonies, prove be inadequate.
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