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... orator to persuade men of the truth ; the poet's enterprise is imaginative , while the orator's is practical . Hence , as C. S. Baldwin makes clear , 1 the play , presenting action , is the emblem of poetic , and the public address ...
... orator to persuade men of the truth ; the poet's enterprise is imaginative , while the orator's is practical . Hence , as C. S. Baldwin makes clear , 1 the play , presenting action , is the emblem of poetic , and the public address ...
Page 172
... orator , finds his task divided like the orator's into two parts , one of which is an appeal to man's rational faculties , the other to his emotions . 5 In order to achieve these distinct objectives both poet and orator must master ...
... orator , finds his task divided like the orator's into two parts , one of which is an appeal to man's rational faculties , the other to his emotions . 5 In order to achieve these distinct objectives both poet and orator must master ...
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... Orator , far from condemning them wholly , he merely points out their limitations — that they seek to delight more than to persuade , that their style is more charming than vigorous . The Sophists are the orators of the middle style ...
... Orator , far from condemning them wholly , he merely points out their limitations — that they seek to delight more than to persuade , that their style is more charming than vigorous . The Sophists are the orators of the middle style ...
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