The Shape of Herodotean Rhetoric: A Study of the Speeches in Herodotus’ __Histories__ with Special Attention to Books 5-9

In The Shape of Herodotean Rhetoric, Vasiliki Zali offers a fresh assessment of Herodotus'rhetorical awareness. Redressing the usual view that considers Thucydides as a significant jump from earlier authors in the rhetorical tradition, Zali attempts to find a place for Herodotus. The volume explores the direct and indirect speeches in Herodotus'fifth to ninth books, focusing in particular on the ways in which they highlight two major narrative themes: the fragility of Greek unity and the problematic Greco-Persian polarity. Through discussion of case studies and Herodotus'literary background, Zali brings Herodotus'sophisticated rhetorical system to life, examines the ways in which this system affects Herodotus'authority, and demonstrates that Herodotus occupies a crucial place in the development of rhetoric. Contents 5 Acknowledgements 7 Abbreviations 9 Note on Text and Translations 10 Introduction 11 Part 1 Architectonics of Speech 45 Chapter 1 Allocation of Speech 47 1.1 Modes of Analysis 49 1.2 Greek vs. Greeks 62 1.3 Speech and Power/Authority 87 1.4 Greeks vs. Persians 107 Part 2 Speech and Competition 111 Chapter 2 Debates 113 2.1 General Observations 116 2.2 Language 126 2.3 On the Cusp between Homer and Thucydides 131 2.4 Test Cases 137 Part 3 Speech and Typology 179 Chapter 3 Alliance Speeches 181 3.1 Literary Tradition and Early Rhetorical Handbooks 182 3.2 Alliance Motifs in Herodotus 188 3.3 Test Cases 197 3.4 Persian Alliances: An Overview 243 Chapter 4 Pre-Battle Speeches 247 4.1 The Genre of Pre-Battle Exhortation 248 4.2 Exhortation and Exhortatory Motifs in Literature and Rhetoric 252 4.3 Herodotean Harangues 255 4.4 Function of Exhortations: Case Studies 267 4.5 Harangues and Herodotean Narrative 310 Conclusion 313 Appendix 1 327 Appendix 2 329 Bibliography 337 Index of Passages Cited 364 General Index 383 Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Architectonics of Speech -- 1. Allocation of Speech -- 1.1. Modes of Analysis -- 1.2. Greek vs. Greeks -- 1.3. Speech and Power/Authority -- 1.4. Greeks vs. Persians -- pt. 2 Speech and Competition -- 2. Debates -- 2.1. General Observations -- 2.2. Language -- 2.3. On the Cusp between Homer and Thucydides -- 2.4. Test Cases -- pt. 3 Speech and Typology -- 3. Alliance Speeches -- 3.1. Literary Tradition and Early Rhetorical Handbooks -- 3.2. Alliance Motifs in Herodotus -- 3.3. Test Cases -- 3.4. Persian Alliances: An Overview -- 4. Pre-Battle Speeches -- 4.1. The Genre of Pre-Battle Exhortation -- 4.2. Exhortation and Exhortatory Motifs in Literature and Rhetoric -- 4.3. Herodotean Harangues -- 4.4. Function of Exhortations: Case Studies -- 4.5. Harangues and Herodotean Narrative. In The Shape of Herodotean Rhetoric , Vasiliki Zali offers a fresh assessment of Herodotus' rhetorical awareness. Zali explores the ways in which the speeches in Herodotus' final five books emphasize the fragility of Greek unity and the problematic Greco-Persian polarity