Greek Drama and the Invention of Rhetoric

Reviews / Votes

"Every reader, both novice and expert, will learn a great deal from this insightful and refreshing study." (Vorlagen und Nachrichten, 1 November 2014) "The book is lively and readable, and should be read by everyone interested either in tragedy or in the origins of rhetoric." (Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 16 June 2013) "Sansone considers a wide range of text and offers a valuable discussion of how many features of formal rhetoric may be traced back to drama and earlier literary genres." (Anglo-Hellenic Review, 1 March 2013) "The book is elegantly and often wittily written, with a wide range of cultural reference, and can strongly be recommended to anyone interested in the drama of any period." (Rogueclassicism, 26 February 2013)