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Introduction
1.1 Gorgias
1.3 Demosthenes
2. Hellenistic era
2.1 Dio Chrysostom
2.2 Aelius Aristides
3.1 Cicero
Conclusion
Bibliography
Introduction orator genre hellenism greece
Public speech was the most widespread genre among the educated people of antiquity. The knowledge that gives people the command of oral speech, which occupies the minds and hearts of people, was called rhetoric.
In terms of the place occupied in the art of the artistic word of ancient Hellas, rhetoric was comparable to such genres of art as the heroic epic or classical Greek drama. Of course, such a comparison is valid only for the era in which these genres coexisted. speaker genre hellenism greece
Subsequently, in terms of the degree of influence on the development of later European literature, rhetoric, which still played a significant role in the Middle Ages, in modern times gave way to other genres of literature that determined the nature of the national cultures of Europe for many centuries.
It should be especially noted that of all types of artistic expression in the ancient world, public speech was most closely connected with its contemporary political life, social system, level of education of people, way of life, way of thinking, and finally, with the peculiarities of the development of the culture of the people who created this genre.
1. Oratory in Ancient Greece
Love for a beautiful word, a lengthy and magnificent speech, replete with various epithets, metaphors, comparisons, is already noticeable in the earliest works of Greek literature - in the Iliad and the Odyssey. In the speeches uttered by the heroes of Homer, admiration for the word, its magical power is noticeable - so, it is always “winged” there and can strike like a “feathered arrow”. Homer's poems make extensive use of direct speech in its most dramatic form, dialogue. In terms of volume, the dialogic parts of the poems far exceed the narrative ones. Therefore, the heroes of Homer seem unusually talkative, the abundance and fullness of their speeches is sometimes perceived by the modern reader as prolixity and excess.
The very nature of Greek literature favored the development of oratory. It was much more "oral", so to speak, more designed for direct perception by listeners, admirers of the author's literary talent. Having become accustomed to the printed word, we do not always realize what great advantages the living word, which sounds in the mouth of the author or reader, has over the written word. Direct contact with the audience, the richness of intonation and facial expressions, plasticity of gesture and movement, and finally, the very charm of the speaker's personality make it possible to achieve a high emotional upsurge in the audience and, as a rule, the desired effect. Public speaking is always an art.
In Greece of the classical era, for the social system of which the form of a city-state, a polis, in its most developed form - a slave-owning democracy, is typical, especially favorable conditions were created for the flourishing of oratory. The supreme body in the state, at least nominally, was the People's Assembly, to which the politician addressed himself directly. In order to attract the attention of the masses (demos), the speaker had to present his ideas in the most attractive way, while convincingly refuting the arguments of his opponents. In such a situation, the form of speech and the skill of the speaker played, perhaps, no less a role than the content of the speech itself.
1.1 Gorgias
The largest theoretician and teacher of eloquence in the 5th century BC. e. was Gorgias from the Sicilian city of Leontina. In 427, he arrived in Athens, and his skillful speeches attracted everyone's attention. Later, he traveled all over Greece, speaking to audiences everywhere. At the meeting of the Greeks in Olympia, he addressed the audience with a call for unanimity in the struggle against the barbarians. The Olympic speech of Gorgias glorified his name for a long time (a statue was erected to him in Olympia, the base of which was found in the last century during archaeological excavations).
Tradition has preserved little of the creative heritage of Gorgias. For example, the following advice to the speaker has been preserved: "Refut the serious arguments of the opponent with a joke, jokes with seriousness." Only two speeches attributed to Gorgias have survived in their entirety - “Praise to Helen” and “Justification of Palamedes”, written on the plots of myths about the Trojan War. The oratory of Gorgias contained many innovations: symmetrically constructed phrases, sentences with the same endings, metaphors and comparisons; the rhythmic articulation of speech and even rhyme brought his speech closer to poetry. Some of these techniques have retained the name "Gorgian figures" for a long time. Gorgias wrote his speeches in the Attic dialect, which is a clear evidence of the increased role of Athens in the literary life of ancient Hellas.
Gorgias was one of the first orators of a new type - not only a practitioner, but also a theorist of eloquence, who taught young men from wealthy families to speak and think logically for a fee. Such teachers were called sophists, "experts in wisdom." Their "wisdom" was skeptical: they believed that absolute truth does not exist, the true is that which can be proved in a sufficiently convincing way. Hence their concern for the persuasiveness of the proof and the expressiveness of the word: they made the word the object of a special study. Especially a lot they were engaged in the origin of the meaning of the word (etymology), as well as synonymy. The main field of activity of the sophists was Athens, where all genres of eloquence flourished - deliberative, epidictic and judicial.
The most outstanding Athenian orator of the classical era in the field of judicial eloquence was undoubtedly Lysias (c. 415--380 BC). His father was a metek (a free man, but without civil rights) and owned a workshop in which shields were made. The future speaker, together with his brother, studied in the southern Italian city of Furii, where he listened to a course in rhetoric from famous sophists. Around 412, Lysias returned to Athens. The Athenian state at that time was in a difficult position - the Peloponnesian War was going on, unsuccessful for Athens. In 405, Athens suffered a crushing defeat. After the conclusion of a humiliating peace, proteges of the victorious Sparta, the “30 tyrants”, came to power, pursuing a policy of cruel terror in relation to the democratic and simply powerless elements of Athenian society. The large fortune owned by Lysias and his brother was the reason for the massacre of them. Brother Lysias was executed, the orator himself had to flee to neighboring Megara. After the victory of democracy, Lysias returned to Athens, but he did not succeed in obtaining civil rights. The first judicial speech delivered by Lysias was against one of the thirty tyrants responsible for the death of his brother. In the future, he wrote speeches for other people, making this his main profession. In total, up to 400 speeches were attributed to him in antiquity, but only 34 have come down to us, and not all of them are genuine. The vast majority of those that have survived belong to the judicial genre, but in the collection we find both political and even solemn speeches - for example, a funeral word over the bodies of soldiers who fell in the Corinthian war of 395-386. The characteristic features of the Lysias style are clearly noted by the ancient critics. His presentation is simple, logical and expressive, the phrases are short and symmetrical, the oratorical techniques are refined and elegant. Lysias laid the foundation for the genre of judicial speech, creating a kind of standard of style, composition and argumentation itself - subsequent generations of orators followed him in many respects. Especially great are his merits in the creation of the literary language of Attic prose. We will not find in him either archaisms or confusing turns, and subsequent critics (Dionysius of Halicarnassus) admitted that no one subsequently surpassed Lysias in the purity of Attic speech. What makes the story of the speaker alive and clear is the characterization (etopea) - and not only the characters of the persons depicted, but also the character of the speaking person (for example, the stern and simple-hearted Euphilet, in whose mouth the speech "On the murder of Eratosthenes" is put).
1.3 Demosthenes
The greatest master of oral, predominantly political, speech was the great Athenian orator Demosthenes (385-322). He came from a wealthy family - his father owned workshops in which weapons and furniture were made. Very early, Demosthenes was orphaned, his fortune fell into the hands of his guardians, who turned out to be dishonest people. He began his independent life with a process in which he spoke out against the robbers (the speeches he made in connection with this have been preserved). Even before that, he began to prepare for the activity of an orator and studied with the famous Athenian master of eloquence, Isei. The simplicity of the style, the conciseness and significance of the content, the strict logic of the proof, the rhetorical questions - all this was borrowed by Demosthenes from Isaius.
From childhood, Demosthenes had a weak voice, besides, he burr. These shortcomings, as well as the indecision with which he kept himself on the podium, led to the failure of his first performances. However, through hard work (there is a legend that, standing on the seashore, he recited poetry for hours, drowning out the noise of coastal waves with the sounds of his voice), he managed to overcome the shortcomings of his pronunciation. The speaker attached particular importance to the intonation coloring of the voice, and Plutarch in the biography of the speaker gives a characteristic anecdote: “They say that someone came to him with a request to make a speech in court in his defense, complaining that he was beaten. "No, nothing like that happened to you," said Demosthenes. Raising his voice, the visitor shouted: “How, Demosthenes, this didn’t happen to me ?!” “Oh, now I clearly hear the voice of the offended and injured,” said the speaker.
At the beginning of his career, Demosthenes delivered court speeches, but later he became more and more involved in the turbulent political life of Athens. He soon became a leading political figure, often speaking from the podium of the People's Assembly. He led a patriotic party that fought against the Macedonian king Philip, tirelessly calling on all Greeks for unity in the fight against the "northern barbarian." But, like the mythical prophetess Cassandra, he was destined to proclaim the truth without meeting understanding or even sympathy.
Philip began his onslaught on Greece from the north - he gradually subjugated the cities of Thrace, took possession of Thessaly, then established himself in Phokis (Central Greece), sending his agents even to the island of Euboea, in the immediate vicinity of Athens. The first war of Athens with Philip (357-340) ended in a Philocratic peace unfavorable for Athens, the second (340-338) ended in a crushing defeat of the Greeks at Chaeronea, where Demosthenes fought as an ordinary fighter. The two most famous speeches of Demosthenes are associated with these events. After the Peace of Philocrates, he denounced his perpetrators in the speech “On the Criminal Embassy” (343), and after Chaeronea, when it was proposed to reward the orator with a golden wreath for services to the fatherland, he had to defend his right to this award in the speech “On the Wreath” ( 330). The great orator was destined to survive another defeat of his homeland, in the Lamian War of 322, when the Greeks, taking advantage of the confusion after the death of Alexander the Great, opposed his successors.
This time the Macedonian troops captured Athens. Demosthenes, along with other leaders of the patriotic party, had to flee. He took refuge in the temple of Poseidon on the island of Kalavria. The Macedonian soldiers who overtook him there wanted to take Demosthenes out by force, so he asked for time to write a letter to his friends, took a papyrus, thoughtfully raised a reed pen to his lips and bit it. In a few seconds, he fell dead - a fast-acting poison was hidden in the reeds.
In the literary heritage of Demosthenes (61 speeches have come down to us, but not all, apparently, are genuine), it is precisely political speeches that determine his place in the history of Greek oratory. They are very different from the speeches of Isocrates. So, for example, the introduction in the speeches of Isocrates is usually drawn out; on the contrary, since Demosthenes' speeches were delivered on burning topics and the speaker was supposed to immediately attract attention, the introduction to his speeches was for the most part short and energetic. Usually it contained some kind of maxim (gnome), which was then developed on a specific example. The main part of Demosthenes' speech is the story - the presentation of the essence of the matter. It is built unusually skillfully, everything in it is full of expression and dynamics. There are also ardent appeals to the gods, to listeners, to the very nature of Attica, and colorful descriptions, and even an imaginary dialogue with the enemy. The flow of speech is suspended by the so-called rhetorical questions: “What is the reason?”, “What does this really mean?” etc., which gives the speech a tone of extraordinary sincerity, which is based on genuine concern for the matter.
Demosthenes made extensive use of tropes, in particular metaphor. The source of the metaphor is often the language of the palestra, the gymnastic stadium. Opposition, antithesis is used very elegantly - for example, when “the current century and the past century” are compared. The method of personification used by Demosthenes seems unusual to the modern reader: it consists in the fact that inanimate objects or abstract concepts act as persons defending or refuting the arguments of the orator. The combination of synonyms in pairs: “look and observe”, “know and understand” - contributed to the rhythm and elevation of the syllable. A spectacular technique found in Demosthenes is the “silence figure”: the speaker deliberately keeps silent about what he would certainly have to say in the course of the presentation, and the listeners inevitably supplement it themselves. Thanks to this technique, the listeners themselves will draw the conclusion necessary for the speaker, and he will thereby significantly gain in persuasiveness.
2. Hellenistic era
The time that came after the fall of free polis Greece is commonly called the era of Hellenism. Political eloquence had less and less place in public life, interest in the content of speeches gave way to an interest in form. The rhetoric schools studied the speeches of former masters and tried to slavishly imitate their style. Fakes of the speeches of Demosthenes, Lysias and other great orators of the past are spreading (such fakes have come down to us, for example, as part of the collection of Demosthenes' speeches). The names of Athenian orators who lived in the period of early Hellenism and consciously composed speeches in the spirit of old models are known: for example, Charisius composed court speeches in the style of Lysias, while his contemporary Democharus was known as an imitator of Demosthenes. This tradition of imitation was then called "atticism". At the same time, a one-sided interest in the verbal form of eloquence, which became especially noticeable in the new Greek cultural centers in the East - Antioch, Pergamum and others, gave rise to the opposite extreme, a passion for deliberate mannerism: this style of eloquence was called "Asiatic". Its most famous representative was Hegesias from Asia Minor Magnesia (mid-III century BC). Trying to outdo the orators of the classical era, he chopped periods into short phrases, used words in the most unusual and unnatural sequence, emphasized rhythm, heaped up paths. The flowery, pompous and pathetic style brought his speech closer to melodic declamation. Unfortunately, the oratory of this era can only be judged by a few surviving quotations - almost no whole works have come down to us. However, the works of orators of the Roman time have come down to us in large numbers, mainly continuing the traditions of eloquence of the Hellenistic era.
2.1 Dio Chrysostom
Dion Chrysostom ("Chrysostom" - c. 40--120 AD) was a native of Asia Minor, but spent his young and mature years in Rome. Under the suspicious emperor Domitian (81-96), the orator was accused of malice and went into exile. He spent a long time wandering, earning his livelihood by physical labor. When Domitian fell victim to a conspiracy, Dion again became respected, rich and famous, still continuing his travels throughout the vast Roman Empire, never stopping in one place for a long time.
Dion belonged to the type of orators who combined the talent of an artist with the erudition of a thinker, philosopher, connoisseur of science. Deeply engaged in the liberal arts, especially literature, he scorned the pompous chatter of street speakers, ready to talk about anything and glorify anyone (“Damned sophists,” as Dion calls them in one of his speeches). In philosophical views, he was an eclecticist, gravitating towards the Stoics and Cynics. Some of his speeches even resemble cynic diatribes, the protagonist in them is the philosopher Diogenes, famous for his eccentric antics. Here there is a resemblance to Plato, in whose dialogues his teacher Socrates is a constant character. The hero of Dion's speeches subjects the foundations of social, political and cultural life to devastating criticism, shows the vanity and futility of human aspirations, demonstrating the complete ignorance of people about what is evil and what is good. Many of Dion's speeches are devoted to literature and art - among them the "Olympian speech", glorifying the sculptor who created the famous statue of Zeus, and the paradoxical "Trojan speech", as if jokingly turning inside out the myth of the Trojan War, sung by Homer, Dion's favorite writer.
In Dion's speeches there is also a lot of autobiographical material. He willingly and a lot talks about himself, while trying to emphasize how favorable the emperors of Rome were to him. It becomes clear why Dion in his works paid so much attention to the theory of an enlightened monarchy as a form of government, which he develops in four speeches "On royal power".
As for the style of Dion, already ancient critics especially praised him for having cleansed the literary language of vulgarisms, paving the way for pure Atticism, in which Aelius Aristides followed him.
2.2 Aelius Aristides
Aelius Aristides (c. 117-189) was also a native of Asia Minor and also wandered, visited Egypt, delivered speeches at the Isthmian Games and in Rome itself. Of his literary heritage, 55 speeches have been preserved. Some approach epistles in type (such is the speech in which he asks the emperor to help the city of Smyrna after the earthquake). Other speeches are exercises on historical topics, such as what might be said in the People's Assembly at such and such a critical moment in Athenian history in the 5th-4th centuries BC. e. Some of them are written on the themes of the speeches of Isocrates and Demosthenes. Among the speeches associated with modernity, the “Praise of Rome” (about 160) should be attributed: it exalts the Roman state system to the skies, combining the advantages of democracy, aristocracy and monarchy. Finally, among the surviving speeches, we also find "Sacred speeches", that is, speeches addressed to the gods - Zeus, Poseidon, Athena, Dionysus, Asclepius and others. They give allegorical interpretations of ancient myths, along with echoes of new religious trends associated with the penetration of foreign cults into Hellas. The content of some speeches was marked by the disease that the orator suffered - she made him a regular visitor to the temples of Asclepius, the god of healing. In honor of this god, the orator even composed poems: in the Asclepeion of Pergamon, a fragment of a marble slab was found with the text of a hymn, the author of which turned out to be Aelius Aristides.
Aristide's speeches were not improvisations; he prepared for them long and carefully. He was able to reproduce with great accuracy the manner of speech of the Attic orators of the 4th century BC. e., however, in some of his works he also uses the techniques of Asianists.
Aelius Aristides had a high opinion of his literary work and sincerely believed that he combined Plato and Demosthenes. But time proved to be a stricter judge, and it is now clear to us that he was only a shadow of the greatest orator of antiquity.
In the last period of its history, Hellenic eloquence gradually grew decrepit and degenerated. Its sunset, which took place in the full of dramatic events of the struggle of ancient ideology and religion with the advancing Christianity, was nevertheless majestic and glorious, and in many respects instructive. It is inextricably linked with the historical events of the 4th century AD. e. Thus, one of the most remarkable figures of late Greek rhetoric was none other than the emperor-philosopher Julian (322-363), who for his struggle against Christianity received the nickname of the Apostate. He is the author of talented polemical and satirical works, among which there are speeches (for example, the prose hymns "To the Mother of the Gods", "To the King of the Sun").
3. Oratory of ancient Rome
The development of eloquence in Rome was largely facilitated by brilliant examples of Greek oratory, which from the 2nd century. BC e. becomes the subject of careful study in special schools.
Passionate speeches were made by politicians, such as the reformers, the Gracchi brothers, especially Gaius Gracchus, who was an orator of exceptional power. Captivating the masses with the gift of words, he also used some theatrical techniques in his speeches. Among Roman speakers, for example, such a technique as showing scars from wounds received in the struggle for freedom was widespread.
Like the Greeks, the Romans distinguished two directions in eloquence: Asian and Attic. The Asian style, as you know, was characterized by pathos and an abundance of refined speech turns. Atticism was characterized by a concise, simple language, which was written by the Greek orator Lysias and the historian Thucydides. The Attic direction in Rome was followed by Julius Caesar, the poet Lipinius Calv, the republican Mark Julius Brutus, to whom Cicero dedicated his treatise Brutus.
But, for example, such an orator as Cicero developed his own, middle style, which combined the features of the Asian and Attic directions.
3.1 Cicero
Mark Tullius Cicero, the famous orator of antiquity, embodies, along with Demosthenes, the highest level of oratory.
Cicero lived from 106 to 43 BC. e. He was born in Arpin, southeast of Rome, descended from the equestrian class. Cicero received an excellent education, studied Greek poets, and was interested in Greek literature. In Rome, he studied eloquence with the famous orators Antony and Crassus, listened to and commented on the well-known tribune Sulpicius speaking at the forum, and studied the theory of eloquence. The orator needed to know Roman law, and Cicero studied it with the then popular lawyer Scaevola. Knowing the Greek language well, Cicero became acquainted with Greek philosophy through closeness with the Epicurean Phaedrus, the Stoic Diodorus, and the head of the new academic school, Philo. From him, he learned dialectics - the art of argument and argument.
Although Cicero did not adhere to a specific philosophical system, in many of his works he expounds views close to Stoicism. From this point of view, in the second part of the treatise "On the State", he considers the best statesman, who must have all the qualities of a highly moral person. Only he could improve morals and prevent the death of the state. Cicero's views on the best political system are set forth in the first part of this treatise. The author comes to the conclusion that the best state system existed in the Roman Republic before the Gracchi reform, when the monarchy was exercised in the person of two consuls, the power of the aristocracy was in the person of the senate, and democracy - in the people's assembly.
For a better state, Cicero considers it right to establish ancient laws, to revive the "custom of the ancestors" (treatise "On Laws").
Cicero also expresses his protest against tyranny in a number of works in which questions of ethics predominate: such are his treatises “On Friendship”, “On Duties”; in the latter, he condemns Caesar, directly calling him a tyrant. He wrote treatises "On the Limits of Good and Evil", "Tusculan Conversations", "On the Nature of the Gods". Cicero does not reject or approve the existence of the gods, however, he recognizes the need for a state religion; he resolutely rejects all miracles and fortune-telling (treatise "On fortune-telling").
Questions of philosophy had an applied character for Cicero and were considered by him depending on their practical significance in the field of ethics and politics.
Considering the horsemen the "support" of all classes, Cicero did not have a definite political platform. He sought first to gain the favor of the people, and then went over to the side of the optimates and recognized the union of horsemen with the nobility and the senate as the state basis.
His political activities can be characterized by the words of his brother Quintus Cicero: “Let you have confidence that the Senate regards you according to how you lived before, and looks at you as a defender of his authority, Roman horsemen and rich people on the basis of your past life. they see in you a zealot of order and tranquility, but the majority, since your speeches in courts and at gatherings showed you to be half-hearted, let them think that you will act in his interests.
The first speech that has come down to us (81) “In defense of Quinctius”, about the return of illegally seized property to him, brought success to Cicero. In it, he adhered to the Asian style, in which his rival Hortensius was known. He achieved even greater success with his speech "In defense of Roscius of Ameripsky." Defending Roscius, whom his relatives accused of murdering his own father for selfish purposes, Cicero spoke out against the violence of the Sullan regime, exposing the dark actions of Sulla's favorite, Cornelius Chrysogon, with the help of which the relatives wanted to take possession of the property of the murdered. Cicero won this process and, by his opposition to the aristocracy, gained popularity among the people.
Out of fear of reprisals from Sulla, Cicero went to Athens and to the island of Rhodes, allegedly due to the need to study philosophy and oratory more deeply. There he listened to the rhetorician Apollonius Molon, who influenced Cicero's style. From that time on, Cicero began to adhere to the "middle" style of eloquence, which occupied the middle between the Asian and moderate Attic styles.
A brilliant education, oratorical talent, a successful start to advocacy opened Cicero access to government positions. The reaction against the aristocracy after the death of Sulla in 78 helped him in this. He took the first public office of a quaestor in Western Sicily in 76. Having earned the trust of the Sicilians by his actions, Cicero defended their interests against the governor of Sicily, the propraetor Verres, who, using uncontrolled power, plundered the province. The speeches against Verres were of political importance, since in essence Cicero opposed the oligarchy of the optimates and defeated them, despite the fact that the judges belonged to the senatorial class and the famous Hortensius was the defender of Verres.
In 66 Cicero was elected praetor; he delivers a speech "On the Appointment of Gnaeus Pompey as General" (or "In Defense of the Law of Manilius"). Cicero supported the bill of Manilius to grant unlimited power to fight Mithridates to Gnaeus Pompey, whom he praises immoderately.
This speech, defending the interests of wealthy people and directed against the political order, was a great success. But with this speech ends Cicero's speeches against the Senate and the optimates.
Meanwhile, the Democratic Party stepped up its demands for radical reforms (debt cassation, granting land to the poor). This met with clear opposition from Cicero, who in his speeches strongly opposed the agrarian bill introduced by the young tribune Rullus to purchase land in Italy and settle it with poor citizens.
When Cicero was elected consul in 63, he reinstated senators and horsemen against agrarian reforms. In the second agrarian speech, Cicero speaks sharply about the representatives of democracy, calling them troublemakers and rebels, threatening that he will make them so meek that they themselves will be surprised. Speaking against the interests of the poor, Cicero stigmatizes their leader Lucius Sergius Catiline, around whom people who suffered from the economic crisis and senatorial tyranny were grouped. Catiline, like Cicero, put forward his candidacy for consulship in 63, but, despite all the efforts of the left wing of the democratic group, to get Catiline consuls, he did not succeed due to the opposition of the optimates. Catiline conspired, the purpose of which was an armed uprising and the assassination of Cicero. The plans of the conspirators became known to Cicero thanks to well-organized espionage.
In his four speeches against Catiline, Cicero ascribes to his adversary all sorts of vices and the most vile aims, such as the desire to set fire to Rome and destroy all honest citizens.
Catiline left Rome and, with a small detachment, surrounded by government troops, died in battle near Pistoria in 62. The leaders of the radical movement were arrested and, after an illegal trial of them, were strangled in prison by order of Cicero.
Crouching before the Senate, Cicero in his speeches carries out the slogan of the union of senators and horsemen.
It goes without saying that the reactionary part of the Senate approved of Cicero's actions to suppress the Catiline conspiracy and bestowed on him the title of "father of the fatherland."
The activities of Catiline are tendentiously covered by the Roman historian Sallust. Meanwhile, Cicero himself, in his speech for Murepa (XXV), cites the following remarkable statement by Catiline: “Only he who is unhappy himself can be a faithful defender of the unfortunate; but believe, afflicted and destitute, in the promises of both the prosperous and the happy... the least timid and the most affected - this is who should be called the leader and standard-bearer of the oppressed.
The brutal reprisal of Cicero against the supporters of Catiline caused displeasure, popular. With the formation of the first triumvirate, which included Pompeii, Caesar and Crassus, Cicero, at the request of the people's tribune Clodius, was forced to go into exile in 58.
In 57, Cicero returned to Rome again, but no longer had his former political influence and was mainly engaged in literary work.
His speeches in defense of the people's tribune Sestius, in defense of Milop, belong to this time. At the same time, Cicero wrote the famous treatise On the Orator. As proconsul in Cilicia, Asia Minor (51-50), Cicero gained popularity in the army, especially due to the victory over several mountain tribes. The soldiers proclaimed him emperor (the highest military commander). Upon returning to Rome at the end of 50, Cicero joined Pompey, but after his defeat at Pharsalus (48), he refused to participate in the struggle and outwardly reconciled with Caesar. He took up the issues of oratory, publishing the treatises Orator, Brutus, and popularizing Greek philosophy in the field of practical morality.
After the assassination of Caesar by Brutus (44), Cicero again returned to the ranks of active figures, speaking on the side of the Senate party, supporting Octavian in the fight against Antony. With great sharpness and passion, he wrote 14 speeches against Antony, which, in imitation of Demosthenes, are called "Philippika". For them, he was included in the proscription list and in 43 BC. e. killed.
Cicero left writings on the theory and history of eloquence, philosophical treatises, 774 letters and 58 judicial and political speeches. Among them, as an expression of Cicero's views on poetry, a special place is occupied by a speech in defense of the Greek poet Archius, who appropriated Roman citizenship. Having glorified Archius as a poet, Cicero recognizes the harmonious combination of natural talent and assiduous, patient work.
The literary heritage of Cicero not only gives a clear idea of his life and work, often not always principled and full of compromises, but also paints historical pictures of the turbulent era of the civil war in Rome.
Conclusion
As can be seen from all of the above, the genre of Ancient Greek and Ancient Roman cultures did not die along with ancient civilization, but, despite the fact that the heights of this genre have so far remained inaccessible to contemporaries, it continues to live at the present time. The living word has been and remains the most important tool of Christian preaching, the ideological and political struggle of our time. And it is the rhetorical culture of antiquity that underlies the liberal education of Europe from the time of the Renaissance until the 18th century. It is no coincidence that today the preserved texts of the speeches of ancient orators are not only of historical interest, but have a powerful influence on the events of our time, retain great cultural value, being examples of convincing logic, inspired feeling and a truly creative style.
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ORatory ART OF ANCIENT GREECE AND
ANCIENT ROME
Performed:
group student
Faculty of Foreign Languages
Togosheeva Tamara Igorevna
Scientific adviser:
M.N. Chupanovskaya, Ph.D. PhD, Associate Professor
Irkutsk 2016
INTRODUCTION 3
1. THE ORIGIN OF RHETORIC. SPEAKERS OF ANCIENT GREECE.. 4
2. ORATORY OF ANCIENT ROME.. 9
CONCLUSION. fourteen
REFERENCES 15
Introduction.
Oratory is the art of public speaking for the purpose of persuasion. Oratory and the properties of oratory are studied by the science of rhetoric. To be able to correctly express your thoughts means to have the most powerful tool for managing people - the word. However, the word is not only the most important means of influencing others. It gives us the opportunity to know the world, to subjugate the forces of nature. The word is a powerful means of self-expression, each of the people. But how to use it? How to learn to speak in such a way as to interest listeners, influence their decisions and actions. The answer to these and other questions related to the ability to master the word is given by rhetoric (from the Greek art of eloquence) - the science of the skill of “persuading, captivating and delighting” with speech (Cicero). A similar skill was common during the trials or general meetings of the ancient Greeks and ancient Romans. The solution of important state and public issues depended on the eloquence of the speakers, on the logic and accessibility of their arguments for understanding and perception by the audience. Many judges swayed their decision one way or another only through fiery and persuasive speeches by a defense lawyer or prosecutor - this also applies in modern jury courts. The special significance of rhetoric lies in the fact that it forms the style and logic of presentation, makes it possible to make the narrative coherent and intelligible to the audience, which is so necessary for human speech in our time. This is the relevance of this topic.
The art of eloquence has existed since time immemorial due to the natural need to prove or explain something in public speech. But for a long time this art was considered only as a natural gift, and no one tried to determine the theoretical foundations of such performances, to keep them in the memory of posterity.
The history of rhetoric began in ancient Greece and was then called the "science of eloquence." The development of oratory is possible only under a system that ensures freedom of speech. Such conditions appeared with the establishment of democracy. The success of the case depended on the persuasiveness of the orator's speech in popular assemblies, in councils and in courts. And so the theory of oratory - rhetoric - arose. The word "rhetor" originally meant "orator", but gradually they began to be called teachers of eloquence.
The rise of rhetoric. Speakers of Ancient Greece.
Rhetoric arose primarily in Sicily, where in the second half of the 5th century. in connection with the abolition of tyranny and the establishment of democratic government, scope was opened for the activity of orators, especially in the courts, since, due to the frequent abuses of the former power, great confusion remained in public and private affairs.
In the conditions of the ancient world, the living word of the orator played an extremely important role, there was a cult of the word, especially in Athens: the judicial order demanded that a citizen speak in court in person. Therefore, at the end of the 5th c. there was a need for experienced people who could help with their advice or even write an appropriate role for the speaker. This is how a special profession of lawyers arose - "logographers"1, who wrote speeches for clients for a fee. In addition, orators, leaders of public opinion or representatives of political parties began to stand out in the Council and in the People's Assembly.
The first professional teachers in ancient Greece were the sophists, who were called teachers of wisdom and eloquence (5th century BC). They prepared young people for public life, for discussions, developed the ability of students to use the methods of proof and refutation, to defend their opinion using sophisms. To prove the truth of a false statement, the sophists used reasoning built on logical tricks, i.e. deliberately erroneous reasoning. Sophism is based on the external similarity of phenomena, deliberately incorrect selection of starting points, on the ambiguity of words and the substitution of concepts. The most prominent of the sophists, the ideologist of slave-owning democracy and politician Protagoras of Abdera (481-411 BC), actively developed the theory of rhetoric. Giving paramount importance to the word in oratory, he considered it necessary to study the language and develop questions of grammar.
The Sophists questioned all truths, believed that each person has his own special truth; there are no true statements, all statements of people are false. The tricks of proof developed by the sophists are also used in modern rhetorical practice, but in a more hidden form, so it is difficult to immediately detect them.
Sophists rightly argued that in order to master a living word, it is necessary not only to develop logical thinking, but also to improve the technique of speech (clear pronunciation, sufficient volume, a certain pace) and the culture of speech (correctness, quality). And this position in rhetoric remained unshakable.
Already the first rhetoricians took into account the need for a systematic construction of speech and began to single out its main parts: introduction, main part, and conclusion. Eloquence was divided into three types: 1) deliberative or political 2) judicial, including accusatory and defensive speeches, and 3) epidictic, that is, ostentatious, or solemn, aiming to glorify some object, event, holiday, person etc. and enabling the speaker to show off his skill.
Greek scholars of the Hellenistic era, from a large number of orators known to them, singled out the "canon" of ten speakers as the most remarkable; it included Antiphon, Andocides, Lysias, Isaeus, Isocrates, Demosthenes, Hyperides, Lycurgus, Aeschines, and Dinarchus.
The first rhetorician was the sophist Gorgias (483-376). In 427, he came to Athens as an ambassador from the Sicilian city of Leontin to ask for help against Syracuse. With his speeches, he made a strong impression on the Athenian youth. Gorgias also gave examples of solemn, epidictic eloquence. His speech at the all-Greek meeting in Olympia was known - "Olympic speech", in which he called on the Greeks to forget their civil strife and turn against a common enemy - the Persians. But this speech has not reached us. An excerpt from his "Tombstone" has been preserved. The author in solemn, high-flown expressions praises the valor of the soldiers who fell in the struggle for the fatherland. Gorgias uses in abundance all sorts of external, formal decoration techniques, which later received the name "Gorgia's Figures". He builds his speech on oppositions - "antitheses", which sharpen the author's thought and give it special clarity; each phrase is divided into members, or knees, equal in length, and often their parallelism is emphasized by consonant endings - rhyme. Thus, rhyme in Greek literature manifested itself primarily in prose, and entered poetry only in the first centuries of our era.
Gorgias had many disciples and followers; his literary influence was very strong, as is clearly seen in the speeches of Antiphon, Lysias and Isocrates, partly in the History of Thucydides.
At the turn of the V-VI centuries. BC. the outstanding Athenian judicial orator Lysias (about 445 - 380 BC) declared himself. He was a wealthy metek ("alien") and belonged to the Democratic Party. During the reign of the "thirty tyrants", his brother was executed without trial, the family's property was confiscated. Lysias fled and returned to Athens only after the restoration of democracy in 403. He became a professional "logographer", i.e. "speech writer". Lysia's style is simple, transparent, and crisp. The art of this speaker is to create a favorable impression of the personality of the speaker for the court, so that its characteristic appearance (ethos - in ancient terminology) appears in the most favorable light, while maintaining all its naturalness and vitality. The portrait created by the speech should testify in favor of the speaker; Of course, this portrait is sometimes very far from reality.
Of the traditional parts of the judicial speech, Lysias' narrative is the most artistic; this was already noted by ancient criticism. In ancient times, over 400 speeches circulated under the name of Lysias, of which 233 were considered authentic. 34 speeches with varying degrees of literary processing have come down to us; they belong to the period between 403 and 380. In his speeches - a bright, worldly, psychologically reliable everyday narrative; remarkable social and moral characteristics of plaintiffs and defendants, creating generalized contrasting types of contemporaries; the simplicity and clarity of style that made the speeches of Lysias a classic example of Attic prose.
The most striking representative of the solemn (epideictic) eloquence of ancient Greece is the orator Isocrates (436-338 BC), a student of Gorgias, the founder of the rhetorical school in Athens. But rhetoric was taught in this school not as a formal discipline, teaching only the art of oratory, but as a means of knowing and spreading the truth.
Isocrates did not give speeches himself, but only taught eloquence and wrote speeches that spread throughout Greece. His most famous speech, the Panegyric, is a glorification of Athens; the speaker calls on the Greek communities to unite under the hegemony of Athens and Sparta.
A characteristic feature of the oratorical style of Isocrates is pomp. He is the creator of the so-called period - a complex sentence, which is a set of subordinate and subordinate sentences with a rhythmic beginning and a rhythmic ending, which later became the norm for fiction. The smooth, beautiful, symmetrically constructed periods of Isocrates gave his speeches a certain monotony and coldness, and they do not have that animation that is so characteristic of the most prominent political orator of Ancient Greece - Demosthenes.
The best of the disciples of Isocrates, the greatest Greek orator Demosthenes grew up in an atmosphere of acute political struggle. The unprecedented flourishing of culture, and especially the growth of the social significance and popularity of ancient oratory, is associated with the name of Demosthenes. Demosthenes (384–322 BC) was the son of an armory owner, but was orphaned as a child. His father left him a large fortune, but his guardians plundered him. As soon as he reached the age of majority, Demosthenes sued his guardians, but, although he won the process, he managed to regain only an insignificant part of the inheritance - a house and some money. This trial was the first impetus for the oratorical activity of Demosthenes, the most famous of the representatives of Greek eloquence.
Demosthenes had a very weak voice; The first two attempts at the performance ended unsuccessfully. And then Demosthenes decided to correct and corrected all his shortcomings. Every day, for several hours at a time, he practiced exercises to correct the ambiguity of pronunciation. He never spoke without preparation, but always learned by heart a pre-written speech; at night he diligently prepared for the performance, carefully considering every word.
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Cotton, brushed or wool training suit worn in cold weather during competitions and breaks in training.
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For training, running, sports games, skiing, etc., athletes need to have a regular training suit, ski cap, sneakers or sneakers.
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QUESTIONS FOR THE RHETORIC EXAM
1. Subject of rhetoric. Formation and main stages of development of rhetoric.
The rise of rhetoric.
Rhetoric (Greek) - the science of oratory, which studies the relationship of thought to utterance; the direct subject of rhetoric is public argumentation.
subject of rhetoric- a product of a word that has not yet been created, but which is to be created.
In different periods, different content was invested in rhetoric. It was considered both as a special genre of literature, and as a mastery of any kind of speech (written and oral), and as a science and art of oral speech. Already in ancient times, two approaches to understanding rhetoric were clearly identified. On the one hand, Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Cicero developed the concept of meaningful rhetoric, where one of the main components was the idea (logos). On the other hand, the Quintilian school viewed rhetoric mainly as the art of embellishing speech.
Apparently, therefore, rhetoric has other names: eloquence (red speech is “beautiful”), oratory, or, in Latin, eloquence; oratory (from the Slavic “viti word”), the theory of literature, oratory. The last term causes the most controversy. Is rhetoric really a science or an art?
Already in antiquity, rhetoric was considered both as a science and as an art. Some called her "the queen of all the arts" and most closely associated with poetry and stagecraft. Others, in particular Aristotle, emphasized that rhetoric is the art of persuasion, but based it on purely scientific disciplines - dialectics and logic. Today, rhetoric is more often seen as a science, sometimes defined as a theory of persuasive communication.
There is no contradiction here, both approaches are justified. This is due to the fact that human thinking is carried out in two forms - logical and figurative, and they correspond to two types of knowledge - science and art, mutually complementing each other.
Oratory is a kind of emotional and intellectual creativity, realized in verbal form: it simultaneously affects both the consciousness and feelings of a person. The art of public speaking consists in skillfully using both forms of human thinking.
All people are involved in rhetoric in one way or another, because, as Aristotle explained, “everyone, to a certain extent, has to both disassemble and support some opinion, both justify and accuse.” In fact, there are no such professions where mastery of the word would not be useful.
To give a good speech, it is not enough to know what to say: you must also know how to say it. It is necessary to imagine the features of oratorical speech, take into account many factors that affect the speaker and listeners, and master the technique of speaking. A simple enumeration of the laws of rhetoric speaks of how much knowledge and skills are required from a speaker.
1. The conceptual law involves the systematization of the speech material, a comprehensive analysis of the subject of speech and the formulation of the main idea of the message. With the help of this law, the speaker learns to distinguish between the main and the secondary, to arrange the material in a certain sequence, to foresee its impact on the audience. In the formula below, this law is denoted by the letter K.
2. The Law of Audience Modeling (A) requires the speaker to know the audience before which he will speak. He must have a clear understanding of the three main features that make up the "portrait" of any audience. Its socio-demographic characteristics are determined by gender, age, nationality, level of education, profession, etc. Socio-psychological characteristics are justified by the motives of behavior, attitude to the subject of speech and the speaker, and the level of understanding of the problems under discussion. Individual personality traits take into account the type of nervous system, way of thinking, features of thinking, temperament of listeners, etc.
3. The third law of rhetoric (C) determines the speaker's behavior strategy, requiring to establish:
goals of speech activity (why?);
contradictions in the problems under study and ways to resolve them;
the main thesis of the speech;
own position.
4. The fourth law of rhetoric shapes the tactics (T) of making a speech. This assumes the following sequence of actions:
to interest the audience;
cause listeners to think;
bring them to the level of discussion of the subject of speech.
5. The fifth law of rhetoric (LW) requires attention to verbal expression, teaches speech skills, how to clothe thought in an effective verbal form.
6. The Law of Effective Communication (EL) forms and develops the ability to establish, maintain and consolidate contact with the audience, win its sympathy, attention and interest. For this, a certain system of actions is also provided:
managing one's own behavior;
audience behavior management;
correction of the prepared text in the course of the presentation.
7. The system-analytical law of rhetoric (SA) develops the speaker's ability to identify and evaluate his own impressions of the speech and analyze the speech activity of others, which helps, as experience is gained, to improve the mastery of his public speaking.
Taking into account these laws of rhetoric (P), it is convenient to present it in the form of a certain scheme, which can be regarded as the quintessence of all the achievements of rhetorical thought from antiquity to the present day:
P \u003d K + A + C + T + CB + EO + SA.
Rhetoric is necessary for a person of any profession, regardless of whether his activity is connected with the ability to communicate and speak well. Personal qualities developed by rhetoric enable a person to realize himself much more fully, develop abilities in the chosen specialty.
2. Rhetoric as a science and skill. The first orators of antiquity.
Rhetoric as the art of speech and the term "rhetoric" itself were born in Greek antiquity. In antiquity, the main questions that determined the face of the subject of rhetoric were posed. This is the relationship between audience and speaker. The core of the problems of Greek rhetoric is given in Plato's dialogue "Gorgias" and Aristotle's treatise "Rhetoric".
Gorgias is the name of a famous sophist and rhetorician, a teacher who prepared youth for a civil career. Gorgias and his followers regarded rhetoric as an instrument of civil government and taught the art of government.
Plato, through the mouth of Socrates, opposes ethics to rhetoric. This is how the opposition of rhetorical technique and ethics develops. Plato puts ethics first. "And then, when we have succeeded enough in this virtue, then only, if we consider it necessary, we will take up public affairs or give advice in this or that matter, no matter what attracts us. Then we will be better advisers than now, for it is a shame -boyishly boasting and putting on airs in the state in which, apparently, we are now, when we endlessly change our judgments, and, moreover, about the most important things. This is how ignorant we have reached! . This is a condemnation of Gorgias and his disciples.
Further, Plato threatens politicians who constantly make unprincipled and unscrupulous decisions with the torments that they will have to take after death in the kingdom of Hades: “Who is guilty of the most difficult and, for this reason, inexcusable atrocities; they themselves do not derive any benefit from their punishment ... Witness to this is Homer himself. He depicts kings and rulers as bearing eternal punishment in Hades: here is Tantalus, and Sisyphus, and Titius ".
Socrates has no doubt that he himself can suffer from unscrupulous rhetoricians: “I would really be mad if I doubted that in our city everyone could suffer any fate. But one thing I know for sure: if I ever stand before one of the dangers you are talking about (the danger of being accused and the impossibility of defending yourself. --- Yu.R.) will also threaten me, my accuser, indeed, will be a scoundrel, and I will not be surprised to hear the death sentence ". This means that rhetoric is an evil from which even the humble Socrates is threatened with death.
The fact is that for Gorgias and his students it is important to win the case in any way. This is how they evaluate the success of the rhetor, but for Socrates it is important not to sin against goodness and justice. Therefore, Plato sees evil in oratory for speakers: “I see that when the city treats one of its accused husbands as a criminal, the accused are indignant and complain about an undeserved offense. But this is a lie from beginning to end. Not a single chapter states cannot perish undeservedly at the hands of the city that he heads, "since he made a career as an orator. Examples are Pericles, Meltiades, Cimon, Themistocles and others. Plato ironically compares such statesmen with a cattleman who "accepted the animals as peaceful, and then they suddenly became wild."
An orator who aspires to a public career is pleasing, like a cook who indulges society. The orator pleases the demos, the demos, like the tyrant, cannot in principle act virtuously and rationally. Therefore, the speaker only exacerbates the misfortunes of his own and the people. He "will suffer the greatest evil, he will be corrupted by his soul, imitating his master, The reason is that the speakers are chasing the goodwill of the citizens and for their own benefit they neglect the common, treating the people like a child ...".
However, the misfortunes that come from oratory, according to Plato, are not in speech itself as a technique for inventing thoughts and words, but in ethics. The fact is that the rhetorical school of Gorgias is unethical. But speech as such, as an instrument of communication in relation to ethics, is, as it were, neutral, since there is also virtuous eloquence.
"... If eloquence is dual, then one part of it should be the most obsequious, shameful fawning on the people, and the other - excellent care for the souls of fellow citizens ...".
This means that the purpose of eloquence and oratory depends on the morality of the speaker. Unethical speakers, according to Plato, are likened to people dragging water into a leaky vessel with a sieve.
Understanding ethics can be different. The student Gorgias Callicles states: "... Can a person really be happy if he is a slave and obeys someone? No! What is beautiful and fair by nature, I will tell you now with all frankness: who wants to live right, must give complete freedom to his desires, and not suppress them, and, no matter how unbridled they may be, must find in himself the ability to serve them (that's what courage and reason are for him), must fulfill any of his desires.
But, of course, this is inaccessible to the majority, and therefore the crowd vilifies such people, ashamed, hiding their weakness, and declares self-will a disgrace, and, as I said before, tries to enslave the best by nature.
So Callicles boldly opposes man to the crowd, the best people to the worst, and says, apparently rightly, that it is natural for the crowd to suppress the best if they go against it. What is the best in the understanding of Gorgias and his followers and in the understanding of Plato, who speaks through the mouth of Socrates?
In the understanding of Gorgias, Callicles and Paul, Archelaus, the ruler of Macedonia, who killed the legitimate heirs and his relatives and seized power and now can do anything and therefore is happy, can be called the best. Plato, through the mouth of Socrates, says that this is an unfortunate person, since he has done injustice.
So, the criteria for happiness and the goal of striving for Gorgias and his followers to seize power and wealth in order to satisfy their desires and whims, for Socrates, happiness and the goal of life consist in justice and a worthy life not to the detriment of others, the absence of self-will.
3.Plato, Aristotle, Demosthenes as authentic orators of Ancient Greece.
Word - One of the most important means of influencing others. The word is a powerful means of self-expression, the urgent need of each of the people. But how to use it? How to learn to speak in such a way as to interest listeners, influence their decisions and actions, and attract them to your side? What speech can be considered the most effective? To solve such problems, there is oratory.
Oratory is the art of speaking beautifully, expressing one's thoughts. Two components are important in it: the idea, or the content of speech (since rhetoric is the art of convincing with a word) and the beauty of speech, its form and style (after all, rhetoric can also be considered as the art of decorating speech). It originated in the democratic states of ancient Greece, since public politics and public court first appeared there. However, oratory was known in Egypt, Babylon, Assyria, and India. In antiquity, the living word was of great importance: possession of it was the most important way to achieve authority in society and success in political activity.
Speakers of Ancient Greece.
In the life of democratic ancient Greek states, oratory was of extreme importance. European rhetoric got its start in ancient Greece, in the schools of the sophists, whose main task was purely practical teaching of eloquence; therefore their rhetoric contained many rules relating to style and grammar proper.
No other ancient culture pays as much attention to oratory as the Greek. The most famous ancient Greek speakers were Plato, Pericles, Aristotle, Demosthenes
Demosthenes- Athenian politician, orator, leader of the democratic anti-Macedonian group. He called on the Greeks to fight against the aggressive policy of the Macedonian king Philip II (the speeches of Demosthenes against him are “Philippis”). He achieved the creation of an anti-Macedonian coalition of Greek policies.
Demosthenes was born in Athens, the son of an arms and furniture workshop owner. Since childhood, he suffered from physical disabilities (tongue-tied tongue, weak voice, nervous tic). At the age of seven, the boy lost his father, and the family's property was squandered by the guardians. Demosthenes began his independent life in 364 with a successful lawsuit against unscrupulous guardians. In the future, Demosthenes became a logographer - he earned a living by compiling speeches for participants in lawsuits. With persistent exercises, he managed to overcome his physical disabilities, he studied oratory with Isei, a well-known writer of speeches at that time.
Modern science recognizes 41 speeches as belonging to Demosthenes, as well as several dozen introductions to speeches and letters. Conventionally, his speeches are divided into judicial, judicial-political and political. Judicial speeches (364-345) of Demosthenes are characterized by accurate and specific argumentation, they give vivid, lively pictures of his contemporary life. Of the judicial-political speeches, the most striking are “On the Criminal Embassy” (343) and “For Ctesiphon on the Wreath” (330), directed against Aeschines. The most significant in the legacy of Demosthenes is recognized as political speeches, of which 8 speeches against Philip II, delivered between 351-341, stand out.
Demosthenes carefully prepared his public speeches, but he paid great attention to the lively and unconstrained presentation of the texts of speeches. Therefore, he did not adhere to a rigid plan, he actively used pauses, which were facilitated by rhetorical questions: “What does this mean?”, “What is the reason?”. The introduction and narrative part of Demosthenes were reduced to a minimum, he directed all his efforts to refuting the arguments of his opponents and proving his case.
It was important for Demosthenes to convince the listener that he was right at the very moment of the speech. Starting a new section of speech, he immediately reveals its content, in the process of presentation sums up what has been said, repeatedly repeats especially important thoughts. Often he built an imaginary dialogue with the enemy. Of great importance in the oratory of Demosthenes was facial expressions, gestures, voice modulations. He freely combined and varied rhetorical styles, used a variety of options for constructing phrases and sentences. Demosthenes skillfully used antitheses (“the present century” and “the past century”), combining synonyms into pairs (“know” and “understand”), metaphors, personifications, default figures, when the listeners themselves guessed what was being discussed. As a result, his performances were never monotonous.
The desire to convince gave rise to the passionate pathos of Demosthenes' speeches. According to legend, even Philip II admitted that if he had listened to the speeches of Demosthenes, he would certainly have voted for the war against himself. The recognition of the eloquence of Demosthenes was so high that contemporaries and subsequent generations of the ancient Greeks called him simply the Orator.
Plato- The great ancient Greek philosopher and writer, the founder of idealism as a philosophical trend. He came from an aristocratic family that took an active part in the political life of Athens. In his youth, he listened to the sophist Cratylus (the ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher), at the age of 20 he met Socrates, began to regularly attend his conversations and even abandoned a real political career. He took part in the Corinthian War. In 387 he founded his philosophical school in Athens at the Academy Gymnasium. According to Olympiodorus, Plato was not only a philosopher, but also an Olympic champion. Twice he won pankration competitions - a mixture of boxing and wrestling. Plato is one of the founders of the idealistic trend in world philosophy. It is easy to detect signs of dualism in Plato's philosophy. Plato often contrasts the soul and body as two heterogeneous entities. In many of his works, Plato discusses in detail the theory of the immortality of the soul. In the Phaedo dialogue, Plato sets out four arguments in favor of this theory.
According to Plato, true eloquence is based on knowledge of the truth and therefore accessible only to a philosopher. Having known the essence of things, a person comes to a correct opinion about them, and having known the nature of human souls, he has the opportunity to inspire his opinion to listeners. Valuable in Plato's theory of eloquence is the idea of the impact of speech on the soul. In his opinion, the speaker "needs to know how many types the soul has," because listeners are completely different. And what kind of speech, how it affects the soul.
Pericles- Athenian politician, leader of the Democratic Party, famous speaker and commander.
Born into an aristocratic family that has long belonged to the ruling elite of Athens. Received an excellent education. In the future, he became not only a remarkable statesman, who gave the development of the Athenian democratic constitution, but also a wonderful commander. The legislative measures of Pericles contributed to the flourishing of Athenian democracy. Pericles raised the sea power of Athens, adorned the city, especially the Acropolis, with famous buildings (Parthenon). Athens under Pericles reached the highest degree of economic and cultural development (Pericles). The foreign policy of Pericles was aimed at expanding and strengthening the Athenian maritime power. Under Pericles, a special fund was created to distribute money to poor citizens to visit the theater. He was the leader of a number of military campaigns during the Peloponnesian War. He died of the plague.
Pericles was a great orator, but he spoke little to the public, because he did not want his speeches to become familiar to the people. His speeches were beautiful in form and profound in content. Pericles' speech was colorful and figurative. A good education allowed him to develop his natural oratorical skills.
Aristotle- the great ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, a student of Plato, the founder of the Peripatetic school.
Born in the city of Stagira. At the age of 17 he came to Athens and from 367 to 347 was at the Platonic Academy, first as a student, then as a teacher. After the death of Plato, he leaves Athens and spends almost 14 years (347–334) wandering. In 334, Aristotle returned to Athens and founded his own philosophical school, the Lyceum (Peripatetic school). The school's name comes from Aristotle's habit of walking with his students while he lectures. The most famous is the doctrine of the soul. He believed that the soul, which has integrity, is nothing more than its organizing principle, inseparable from the body, the source and method of regulating the body, its objectively observable behavior. The death of the body frees the soul for eternal life: the soul is eternal and immortal. Aristotle also created a hierarchy of levels of everything that exists (from matter as a possibility to the formation of individual forms of being and beyond). Aristotle identifies 11 ethical virtues: courage, moderation, generosity, splendor, generosity, ambition, evenness, truthfulness, courtesy, friendliness, justice. The latter is the most necessary for living together. Died of illness in exile.
In his work "Rhetoric", which consists of three books, Aristotle summarized and elevated the achievements of Greek oratory to the rules. In the first book, the place of rhetoric among other sciences is considered, three types of speeches are reviewed: deliberative, epideictic, judicial. The purpose of court speeches is to accuse or justify, they are associated with an analysis of the motives and actions of a person. Epideictic speeches are based on the concepts of beauty and shame, virtue and vice; their purpose is to praise or blame.
The second book deals with passions, morals, and general methods of proof. The orator, according to Aristotle, must emotionally influence the listeners, express anger, neglect, mercy, hostility to hatred, fear and courage, shame, beneficence, compassion, indignation.
The third book is devoted to the problems of style and construction of speech. Aristotle demanded from style, first of all, fundamental and deepest clarity. The construction of speech, according to Aristotle, must correspond to the style, must be clear, simple, understandable to everyone. The works of Aristotle on rhetoric had a huge impact on the entire further development of the theory of eloquence.
4. The rhetorical ideal of antiquity. Cicero and Quintilian as theorists of oratory in ancient Rome.
In the life of ancient Rome, oratory plays no less significant role than in ancient Greece. The development of eloquence in Rome was largely facilitated by brilliant examples of Greek oratory, which from the 2nd century. BC e. becomes the subject of careful study in special schools. Of the speakers of Ancient Rome, the most famous are Cicero, Mark Antony, Caesar.
Mark Antony Orator- Ancient Roman Caesarian politician and military leader, triumvir 43-33 years. BC e., three times consul. He was promoted as head of the cavalry during the war in Palestine and Egypt (57-55). In 54, he joined Julius Caesar and participated in the Gallic campaigns, ruled the eastern possessions of the Roman state. Mark Antony the Orator was one of the teachers of the famous philosopher Cicero.
After being defeated at the Battle of Actium, he committed suicide.
Mark Antony the Orator was one of the teachers of the famous philosopher Cicero.
Cicero wrote about Mark Antony as one of the two (together with Lucius Licinius Crassus) of the most prominent orators of the older generation. According to Cicero's characterization, Antony was a prudent orator who skillfully selected the strongest arguments in support of his position and used them. Thanks to his memory, he delivered only carefully thought-out speeches with calculated effect, although he always seemed to be impromptu. In addition, Anthony very expressively used non-verbal means of communication, such as gestures, as if "his body movements expressed not words, but thoughts." Thanks to these qualities, Antony was the most sought after orator of his time at the court. Antony wrote a small essay "On Eloquence", which, however, has not survived.
Mark Tullius Cicero- an ancient Roman politician and philosopher, a brilliant orator.
He was born in Arpin, came from the class of horsemen, received an excellent education. The activity of Cicero in this post was so successful that the fame of his peaceful exploits crossed the borders of the island. Returning to Rome, Cicero joined the Senate and soon gained a reputation as an outstanding orator. Cicero was killed by assassins.
Marc Tullius Cicero published more than a hundred speeches, political and judicial of which have been preserved in full or in significant fragments. 58 His philosophical treatises, which do not contain new ideas, are valuable because they set forth, in detail and without distortion, the teachings of the leading philosophical schools of his time. The works of Cicero had a strong influence on religious thinkers, in particular, St. Augustine, representatives of the revival and humanism (Petrarch, Erasmus of Rotterdam, Boccaccio), French enlighteners (Didro, Voltaire, Rousseau, Montesquieu) and many others. Of particular note are four speeches delivered in November and December 63 BC. e. in the Roman Senate by the consul Cicero, during the suppression of the Catiline conspiracy. Preserved in the literary processing of the author, made by him in 61-60 BC. e. Speeches are a remarkable example of oratory
Recognizing that "the speaker should exaggerate the fact," Cicero uses exaggeration techniques in his speeches. The liveliness of his speech is acquired through the use of a common language, the absence of archaisms and the rare use of Greek words. A prominent place is given to the language, rhythm and periodicity of speech, its pronunciation, and Cicero refers to the performance of an actor who, through facial expressions and gestures, achieves an impact on the soul of listeners. He also did not shy away from theatrical techniques. He especially emphasized the connection between content and verbal form: “All speech consists of content and words, and in any speech, words without content lose their ground, and content without words loses clarity.”
Selected quotes:
Sword of Damocles: From the ancient Greek myth about the Syracusan tyrant Dionysius the Elder, retold by Cicero in the essay "Tusculan Conversations"
Father of history: Such an honorary title of the Greek historian Herodotus was first given to him by Cicero in his essay “On the Laws”
5. Ancient rhetoric. Oratory in Ancient Greece.
Oratory in ancient Greece
Love for a beautiful word, a lengthy and magnificent speech, replete with various epithets, metaphors, comparisons, is already noticeable in the earliest works of Greek literature - in the Iliad and the Odyssey. In the speeches uttered by the heroes of Homer, admiration for the word, its magical power is noticeable - so, it is always “winged” there and can strike like a “feathered arrow”. Homer's poems make extensive use of direct speech in its most dramatic form, dialogue. In terms of volume, the dialogic parts of the poems far exceed the narrative ones. Therefore, the heroes of Homer seem unusually talkative, the abundance and fullness of their speeches is sometimes perceived by the modern reader as prolixity and excess.
The very nature of Greek literature favored the development of oratory. It was much more "oral", so to speak, more designed for direct perception by listeners, admirers of the author's literary talent. Having become accustomed to the printed word, we do not always realize what great advantages the living word, which sounds in the mouth of the author or reader, has over the written word. Direct contact with the audience, the richness of intonation and facial expressions, plasticity of gesture and movement, and finally, the very charm of the speaker's personality make it possible to achieve a high emotional upsurge in the audience and, as a rule, the desired effect. Public speaking is always an art.
In Greece of the classical era, for the social system of which the form of a city-state, a polis, in its most developed form - a slave-owning democracy, is typical, especially favorable conditions were created for the flourishing of oratory. The supreme body in the state - at least nominally - was the People's Assembly, to which the politician addressed directly. In order to attract the attention of the masses (demos), the speaker had to present his ideas in the most attractive way, while convincingly refuting the arguments of his opponents. In such a situation, the form of speech and the skill of the speaker played, perhaps, no less a role than the content of the speech itself. “The power that iron has in war, the word has in political life,” said Demetrius of Phaler.
The theory of eloquence was born from the practical needs of Greek society, and the teaching of rhetoric became the highest level of ancient education. The created textbooks and manuals answered the tasks of this training. They began to appear from the 5th century BC. e., but almost did not reach us. In the IV century BC. e. Aristotle is already trying to generalize the theoretical achievements of rhetoric from a philosophical point of view. According to Aristotle, rhetoric explores the system of evidence used in speech, its style and composition: rhetoric is conceived by Aristotle as a science closely related to dialectics (i.e., logic). Aristotle defines rhetoric as “the ability to find possible ways of persuading about any given subject. He divides all speeches into three types: deliberative, judicial, and epidictic (ceremonial). The matter of deliberative speeches is to persuade or reject, judicial speeches are to accuse or justify, epidictic speeches are to praise or blame. The topics of deliberative speeches are also determined here - these are finances, war and peace, defense of the country, import and export of products, legislation.
Of the three genres of public speech mentioned in classical antiquity, the deliberative genre, or, in other words, political eloquence, was the most important.
In epidictic speeches, the content often receded before the form, and some of the examples that have come down to us turn out to be a striking example of art for art's sake. However, not all epidictic speeches were empty. The historian Thucydides included in his work a funeral word over the bodies of the fallen Athenian soldiers, put into the mouth of Pericles. This speech, which Thucydides wove with such skill into the fabric of his vast historical canvas, is the political program of Athenian democracy in its heyday, presented in highly artistic form. It is an invaluable historical document, not to mention its aesthetic value as a monument of art.
Judicial speeches were a particularly common genre in antiquity. In the life of the ancient Greek, the court occupied a very large place, but very little resembled the modern one. There was no institution of prosecutors; anyone could act as an accuser. The accused defended himself: speaking before the judges, he sought not so much to convince them of his innocence, but to pity them, to attract their sympathy to his side. For this purpose, the most unexpected methods were used. If the accused was burdened with a family, he brought his children, and they begged the judges to spare their father. If he was a warrior, he bared his chest, showing scars from wounds received in battles for his homeland. If he was a poet, he read his poems, demonstrating his art (such cases are known in the biography of Sophocles). In front of a huge panel of judges from our point of view (in Athens the normal number of judges was 500, and in total the jury, helium, numbered 6,000 people!) It was almost hopeless to bring to everyone the essence of logical arguments: it was much more profitable to influence feelings in any way. “When judges and accusers are the same person, it is necessary to shed copious tears and utter thousands of complaints in order to be listened to with benevolence,” wrote Dionysius of Halicarnassus, an experienced master and expert on the problems of rhetoric.
In the conditions of intricate judicial law, it was not easy to sue in ancient Athens, and besides, not everyone had the gift of words to win over listeners. Therefore, the litigants resorted to the services of experienced persons, and most importantly, those who had oratorical talent. These people, having familiarized themselves with the essence of the case, compiled for a fee the speeches of their clients, which they memorized by heart and pronounced in court. Such writers of speeches were called logographers. There were cases when the logographer made up a speech for both the plaintiff and the defendant at the same time - that is, in one speech he refuted what he claimed in another (Plutarch reports that even Demosthenes once did this).
6. Pedagogical rhetoric as a kind of private rhetoric. Children's rhetoric.
Pedagogical rhetoric- this is the view private rhetoric, namely the theory and practice of effective speech communication in the field of education and upbringing of the younger generation.
Sometimes, in a synonymous sense with respect to this term, the term educational homiletics is used - the doctrine of preaching, which considers a sermon to the people in the form public speaking.
In fact, pedagogical rhetoric is associated with school pedagogy, and within its limits - with the skill of the teacher. monologue and educational dialogue, speech behavior and rhetorical education of the teacher (the rhetorical side of university teaching is academic eloquence).
Pedagogical rhetoric is based on the general laws of such a subject as rhetoric, as well as modern achievements in communicative linguistics, general and developmental psychology, pedagogy, sociology and other social sciences. It is necessary as part of the teacher's professional training, which, unfortunately, has recently left much to be desired.
The presence of problems, whether personal, governmental or global scope, of course, leave their imprint on the professional activities of the teacher, on the formation of relations - "teacher-student" and, as a result, on the entire quality of education. But, what teachers now allow themselves in relation to students does not fit into any framework of aesthetics and morality.
Yes, in many respects this is facilitated by the students themselves and their parents, who believe that with money everything is possible and permissible. And it turns out, "double-edged sword" ...
Pedagogical rhetoric as a kind of private rhetoric provides a solution to the problem of forming the communicative competence of a future teacher, as it allows concretizing the main provisions of general rhetoric, demonstrating the specifics of applying the rules of rhetoric in real speech practice, and determining the theoretical and practical aspects of mastering professional speech.
At the same time, in this case, one should keep in mind not only the purely practical goals of pedagogical rhetoric (comprehension of the ways of mastering speech as a means of transferring knowledge, improving skills, solving educational problems, etc.), but also its capabilities in the formation of speech pedagogical (rhetorical -pedagogical) ideal, in the upbringing of a qualitatively different “producer of a rhetorical act”, - speaking and writing, creating in a highly moral coordinate system, where, according to N. Koshansky, “the power of feelings” is combined with persuasiveness and “the desire for the common good” (see .: L. G. Antonova, Written Genres of the Teacher's Speech, Yaroslavl, 1998, p. 14).
Thus, the concept of the rhetorical ideal as a category of general rhetoric is concretized in private pedagogical rhetoric.
The foregoing means that in the process of forming the communicative competence of a future teacher, it is necessary to awaken in students the desire to comprehend and achieve, to one degree or another, the rhetorical ideal and the pedagogical-rhetorical ideal, the essence of which is determined by the specifics of pedagogical speech communication (see: A. K. Mikhalskaya. Pedagogical Rhetoric: History and Theory, Moscow, 1998, pp. 283-285).
The course of pedagogical rhetoric should cause students to reflect on the essence of human communication and pedagogical communication, on the moral values that underlie this communication, which will contribute to the formation of their views, ideas, judgments, tastes that have a general cultural value (see: T A. Ladyzhenskaya Brief explanatory note to the program "School rhetoric" // School rhetoric Methodological commentary Grade 5. M., 1996, p. 5).
In this case, one more circumstance must be taken into account. A prerequisite for the demand for rhetorical knowledge is its applied nature. The theoretical provisions of rhetoric are always aimed at practical application, at solving real problems related to human life. The knowledge gained in the course of rhetoric in many respects (but not in everything) is of the so-called instrumental nature (knowledge about the methods of activity), which ensures the formation of communicative speech skills, communicative competence of speakers and writers.
Thus, the course of pedagogical rhetoric allows solving one of the most important tasks of teacher training - the formation of the communicative competence of the teacher, which involves:
- mastery of rhetorical knowledge about the essence, rules and norms of communication, about the requirements for speech behavior in various communicative and speech situations;
- mastery of communicative and speech (rhetorical) skills;
- awareness of the specifics of pedagogical communication, features of communicative-speech situations characteristic of the teacher's professional activity;
- mastering the ability to solve communicative and speech problems in a specific communication situation;
- mastering the experience of analyzing and creating professionally significant types of statements;
- development of a creatively active speech personality who is able to apply the acquired knowledge and skills in new constantly changing conditions for the manifestation of a particular communicative situation, able to seek and find their own solution to diverse professional problems;
- students' knowledge of the essence of the speech ideal as a component of culture and pedagogical speech (pedagogical-rhetorical) ideal as a model of pedagogical communication.
This is the concept of the course of pedagogical rhetoric, which allows us to solve the problems formulated above.
The course of pedagogical rhetoric can be implemented at any faculties of higher educational institutions of a pedagogical profile. It is designed for 100-140 hours of classroom work, but can be minimized taking into account the specifics of the learning objectives.
The material offered in the program can be mastered in the form of a lecture course and mandatory laboratory (practical) classes, since only in this case it is possible to solve the main tasks of the course, ensuring its practical orientation.
In the process of implementing the course, students are expected to perform written and oral tasks based on the analysis of video recordings, constant targeted observations of speech in various situations of communication, including professional ones. In addition, at least two examinations are held during the semester.
The specificity of studying the course "Pedagogical rhetoric" is associated with the lack of a basic textbook on this discipline. In this regard, it seems legitimate to use manuals, textbooks, monographs, which are indicated in the lists of references for each section and which, to a certain extent, will help the teacher and student in understanding the program material.
The course of pedagogical rhetoric has been taught at Moscow State Pedagogical University for more than ten years in various versions and modifications. This program has been adjusted taking into account the actual practice of teaching this discipline at the Faculty of Philology of the Moscow State Pedagogical University.
When compiling the program, educational and methodological materials (programs, teaching aids for schools and universities, methodological developments and comments) prepared by members of the Department of Rhetoric and Culture of Speech of the Moscow State Pedagogical University, materials of scientific research of postgraduate and doctoral students of the department, monographs, textbooks, articles of university teachers, employees of research institutes. The content of the section of the program “Pedagogical speech (pedagogical-rhetorical) ideal” is based on the ideas and methodological approaches to solving this problem, developed by prof. A. K. Mikhalskaya.
7. Roman eloquence.
Roman eloquence has its roots in the language of laws, debates in court, the senate, and the people's assembly. Every free Roman could speak in court. The art of eloquence was widespread, highly valued and to a certain extent had a folk character. Greek oratory had a great influence on him. Mark Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) achieved amazing heights in the field of oratory. He was a knowledgeable lawyer, a major statesman.
His speeches against the governor of Sicily, Verres, are an example of a brilliant denunciation of the entire Roman elite. The shameless governors drew income by plundering the provinces, killing innocent citizens. Cicero used the example of a particular person to oppose a whole cohort of his kind. Cicero believed that each orator “has three tasks: 1) proof! ъ their positions, 2) to give pleasure to listeners, 3) to influence their will and force them to accept the proposed decision.
The speaker should not forget that an appropriate style should be used to solve each task. Calm, clear and simple style - for evidence. Elegant, discreet - for enjoyment. Excited, pathetic - to influence the will. Cicero was the last exponent of Roman classical eloquence.
His age ended with the fall of the Republic. Political eloquence itself is gradually declining. The main reason for this was the establishment of the principate and, as a result, the destruction of democratic freedoms. During the period of the empire, oratory no longer had the same influence on political life as before.
The role of the orator, who used to take some topical political background as the basis of his speeches, is changing decisively. An epideictic, parade eloquence begins to take shape. Great importance is now attached to the form, expressive means. Nevertheless, oratory had a great influence on the development of literature and historiography.
In the II century. BC e. Rome is in a difficult situation. The condition of the slaves becomes intolerable. They were considered "talking tools". Many in their education (in particular the Greeks) were much higher than their masters.
Slaves were divided into domestic, employed in latifundia and quarries, as well as gladiators. In the second half of II-I century. BC e. slaves begin to fight against unbearable living conditions. The uprising in Sicily lasted about 6 years and ended in the defeat of the rebels. The consequence of this uprising was the weakening of the Roman army.
The growth in the number of slaves and the ruin of the peasants posed a real threat to Rome. The Gracchi brothers, Tiberius and Gaius, who came from a noble plebeian family, began to fight for the revision of the land law. Tiberius achieved a decision on the distribution of public lands, but opponents of the reforms killed Tiberius and his supporters. Their bodies were thrown into the Tiber, which they did only with the bodies of inveterate criminals. Gaius Gracchus' attempts to continue his brother's work also failed.
In addition to internal problems, the Roman Republic was constantly faced with the struggle of conquered peoples who wanted to get rid of the foreign yoke. The difficult internal situation ended with the establishment of the dictatorship of Sulla. He ruled Rome for three years, these were years of absolute lack of rights and lawlessness. At that time, an uprising of slaves led by Spartacus was brutally suppressed. The difficult domestic political situation required a reform of power.
At this time, Julius Caesar, Pompeii and Krase are trying to seize power. They could not act alone, as they lacked the strength to do so. Therefore, a triumvirate was concluded. Caesar went with his troops to Rome (49 BC). Thus, he openly opposed the republic. He managed to defeat the former ally of Pompey and become a dictator for life.
Nevertheless, there were many dissatisfied with the dictatorship of Caesar. Among the ardent defenders of the republic was the famous orator Cicero. Caesar's legionnaires won several brilliant victories. But he was afraid to proclaim himself king, although he was given royal honors.
His chair was more like a throne made of gold and ivory. His portrait was printed on coins, statues were placed next to the statues of the gods. A conspiracy was organized against Caesar, and he fell at the hands of the conspirators.
8. The development of rhetoric in Russia. The first "rhetorics".
The development of the theory of eloquence is connected with the works of Russian scientists, with the oratorical practice of preachers, scribes, chroniclers and songwriters of Kievan Rus, the Muscovite state.
In Ancient Russia, collections of religious teaching content were compiled, preachers carried the “word of God” to the flock. In these texts and speeches, which have come down to us due to the fact that they were fixed in writing, the influence of Byzantine rhetoricians, in particular John Chrysostom, can be traced (cf. the names of the ancient Russian “selections” - “Chrystal jets”, “Chrysostoms”, “Izmaragda”).
Remarkable examples of rhetorically sophisticated, skillful preaching are the works of Metropolitan Hilarion, Cyril of Turov, Serapion of Vladimir. For example, the word for Antipascha by Cyril, Bishop of Turov, who worked in the second half of the 12th century, is saturated with symbols, comparisons and other tropes that go back to the Bible and the writings of the "fathers of the church." At the same time, it is characterized by some lyricism, it uses images of native nature in allegories and metaphors: baptism strikes human dirty tricks; stormy winds - think sinful thoughts ... ”In this fragment, a picture of the spring renewal of nature is recreated, and at the same time, its images carry an allegorical meaning: winter is paganism, spring is the Christian faith that eradicates paganism, stormy winds are sinful thoughts. The study and analysis of the monuments of the Old Russian literary language testify to a very high level of artistic use of the word in Ancient Russia, including in the practice of public speaking.
These traditions were strengthened and enriched in the era of Muscovite Russia (XIV - mid-XVII centuries). However, works on rhetoric and educational books appear only at the beginning of the 17th century.
The basis of the first Russian “Rhetoric” (it is assumed that its author was the Metropolitan of Novgorod and Velikolutsk Macarius) was the translation of the textbook by the German humanist (Luther’s associate) Philipp Melanchthon (1497 - 1560), which was written in Latin and published in 1577 in Frankfurt. When translating into Old Russian, some deviations from the original were made: the author's surname was removed, some examples were omitted, Latin names were replaced by Russian ones, in some cases new examples were introduced. This is a handwritten textbook - 34 of its lists have survived to this day. At present, it has been carefully studied and translated into modern language by V.I.Annushkin.
The author distinguishes in Russian speech “three types of verbs: humble, lofty and dimensional”; argues that the art of "ornoslovie" requires not only talent, but also training, exercise. “And the essence of a rhetorician,” he writes, “is such that he speaks powerfully about such things, which in cases and at Gradtsk courts, according to custom and law ... are suitable and laudable.”
In the first part of the book, an idea is given of rhetoric (“elegance or sweetness”) and its five parts: “invention of a deed”, “official distinction” (location), “combining words with suitable words” (expression, decoration), “memory” and “vociferous and polite word” (pronunciation).
Four types of speeches are considered: teaching (school and church education), judicial, reasoning (deliberative speeches in solving state affairs), showing (praise speeches).
The second part speaks of the “decoration” of speech and three “kinds of verbalization”: “humble”, which refers to colloquial, everyday speech; “high”, which is figurative speech; “dimensional”, which is typical for written and business speech and is an alloy of “humble” and “high”.
The “rhetoric” of Macarius was copied and studied throughout the entire 17th century. Until the time of Peter the Great, this was the main textbook of rhetoric in Russia. The book was distributed in Moscow, Novgorod, Yaroslavl, in the Solovetsky Monastery, etc.
In 1699 a new "Rhetoric" appears. It is believed that its author was Mikhail Ivanovich Usachev. In this book, each of the "genders of verb" is endowed with a special function ("position"). The humble family performs the task of “teach”, the middle one (corresponds to the “dimensional” in Macarius) - “delight”, the high one - “excite”.
I would like to note the work of the translator of the Ambassadorial Order, Moldavian Nikolay Spafariy, “The Book Selected in Brief about the Nine Muses and the Seven Free Arts”. It was written in 1672 on the material of the “Tale of the Seven Wisdoms”. The decorated presentation of the sciences only in the form of "wisdom", apparently, did not satisfy the need to clarify the essence of each of them. That is why, having preserved the text of each of the seven "wisdoms", Spafarius writes a preface in which the nine "muses" are briefly introduced, Apollo and the seven free arts (ars liberalis) are described, then he retells the myth of the origin of the Muses from Zeus and Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory giving information about them from ancient authors. Further, the narrative of the seven arts completely preserved the composition of the “Tale”, and Spafariy’s additions regarding each of the sciences touched on their origin, definition, purpose and reasons for which they should be studied: “Rhetoric is an art that teaches to decorate speech and convince. The word “rhetoric” comes from the Greek “ero”, meaning I speak, or from “re”, meaning flow. The purpose of rhetoric is to teach to speak beautifully and to convince on any subject. There are five reasons to learn rhetoric:
1. For rhetoric is an ancient art and even the most ancient sage (ancient scientist) Gorgias wrote about it.
2. For rhetoric beautifies speech and creates, and is therefore worthy of study and labor.
3. For rhetoric has certain rules in the narrative, content, method of teaching.
4. For rhetoric is sweet in learning, decorating speech as if with flowers and beads.
5. For rhetoric is useful throughout our lives, since a rhetorically unskillful composition will be painful for listeners.
At the beginning of the XVIII century. The rhetorical work “De officium oratore” was created by Feofan Prokopovich (1681-1736), the largest public and church figure of the era of Peter I, who supported his reforms. This work is a recording of a lecture course given by Feofan Prokopovich in Latin in 1706-1707. at the Kiev-Mohyla Academy.
During the lifetime of the scientist, his works were widely known from handwritten lists in Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus. They played a big role in shaping the science of the language and literature of the Slavic peoples.
Feofan Prokopovich's "Rhetoric" deals with the general theory of literature, its oratorical and poetic genres, and their linguistic means. He speaks in detail about the purpose of the text in various communicative situations, about the requirements that a good speaker must meet; considers the nature and purpose of the three styles of the literary language - high, medium, low; stops on the selection of evidence, on the composition of works of historical and oratorical prose, their language design.
9. Features of modern eloquence.
Features of modern eloquence.
By the end of the XX century. a person has already seen, pro-silt and experienced too much for his idea of \u200b\u200bbeautiful speech, e. his rhetorical ideal, to remain the same, unchanged.
In our time, speech can hardly be considered ideal, beautiful, just “verbally beautiful”, and even more so overly colored, or, if we use the term of classical rhetoric, amplified (from Latin amplificatio - spread, increase). On the contrary, embellishment is now often perceived as a sign of deceit, flamboyance - as a cover that hides something base. It only alarms, gives rise to mistrust, repels.
The beauty of speech today is in many ways akin to the beauty of any household item - it is, first of all, functionality, compliance with its main task. The better and more fully the speech fulfills the goal of the speaker - it attracts the attention of the listener, awakens in the latter exactly those thoughts and emotions, the response that the speaker or interlocutor needs so much - the more perfect it is. The beauty of speech, as we have already said, is also the harmony of its mental framework, semantic richness and depth. A remarkable teacher of rhetoric, the author of one of the most popular textbooks, which went through many editions, Nikolai Fedorovich Koshansky (Pushkin's teacher) wrote: “Grammar deals only with words; Rhetoric predominantly thoughts. We had this feature of rhetoric in mind above when we said that we would not only talk about words.
Rhetoric, especially modern rhetoric, is first of all a school of thought, and then a school of the word. The simplicity and strength inherent in the oratorical samples of ancient classics are of particular importance today. Good modern public speech can be characterized in the same way as it was once said about the speeches of the remarkable Athenian orator and politician Demosthenes (384-322 BC): “Do not look for decorations from him: there are only arguments. Arguments and evidence intersect, push each other, run swiftly before your eyes, throwing out delightful sparkles of antithesis as they go. This means that modern speech is a kind of "literary geometry", the result of intensive mental work, it is a proportionate building, logically built from clear meanings of precisely used words. The masculine logic of the word evokes approval and admiration among our contemporaries rather than its feminine elegance. To be convinced of this, let's look at how Aleksey Fedorovich Losev (1893-1988), the greatest Russian philosopher of our time, a remarkable philologist and cultural historian, writes about a beautiful speech: “Yes! What a lover of reports, speeches, disputes and general conversations I was! The words! Yes, not with melancholy, not like Hamlet, I will say: “Words, words, words!” Words have always been for me a deep, passionate, bewitchingly wise and talented thing. How few people who love and know how to speak talentedly! And how I searched, how I loved, how I idolized these people! My God, what a wonderful gift it is to be able to speak and be able to listen when they speak! In my youth, at the sounds of talented speech, I felt how my thought thinned, silvered and played, how my brain was rebuilt like a precious and subtle musical instrument, like my spirit. began to rush along the boundless and pale greenness of the mental sea, on which foamed wisdom caresses and teases you with its crimson, scarlet splashes. In this fragment, the philosopher speaks of “talented” speech, first of all, precisely as a matter of thought, intellectual work - a matter of “bewitchingly wise”, “deep”, tuning the brain “like ... a musical instrument”, causing a subtle play of thought, freeing it . At the same time, such speech is both passionate and emotionally intense, and in any case cannot be called abstractly cold.
Let us also pay attention to the fact that the "wonderful gift" of "talented" speech is understood by A.F. Losev as a single, integral ability of a person not only to speak himself, but also "to be able to listen when they speak." This is very important, because only in this way does a genuine dialogue between people become possible and realistic. This means that there are prerequisites for mutual understanding between them. Not that speech is good that convinces, but that which, by convincing, unites. Leo Tolstoy spoke about this as well; in our time, when the very existence of mankind depends on the ability to find a common language, a genuine dialogue (and, therefore, the moral, ethical potential of speech, the degree of its striving for good) becomes truly decisive. So, this is what a beautiful, exemplary speech is for a person standing on the threshold of the 21st century: it is expediency, meaning and goodness, expressed in a trinity in a word and together constituting the rhetorical ideal of modernity.
10. Rhetoric of the "new" time. The eras of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
The Word is a great ruler who has a completely invisible body, but is able to do wonderful things. With the help of the right word, you can save a person from fear or catch up with sadness. In addition, such a means of expression helps to convey important information to most people. This was used by various minds of the ancient world, who were called orators. In our article, we will talk about the most famous ancient Greek speakers and their works that have come down to our times.
Who is a speaker?
Before proceeding to get acquainted with the main material, let's first understand who a speaker is and what he does. If you turn to the dictionary of the modern Russian language, you can find several definitions for this term, each of which carries a certain amount of truth. For example, speakers today are people who study the art of eloquence at a professional level.
Also, many modern writers use this term in their works, presenting the reader with characters who have a certain gift of speech. In short, a speaker is a person who delivers a specific speech. In the following sections you will find the names of ancient Greek orators and their works, which are also used by the modern generation.
Socrates and Plato
Perhaps the two most famous orators of Ancient Greece, whose works and statements can be found today. According to Plato, who considered himself more of a scientist than a speaker, the art of eloquence is based on knowledge of the truth, and not on the correct construction of sentences and the use of phraseological units. Only in the event that a person develops comprehensively, he will be able to know the nature of human souls and begin to convey the word to them.
As for Socrates, the most famous work of the scientist is a dialogue called "Phaedrus", in which the famous philosopher talked about the meaning of life with a young man named Fedor. The author adhered to the theory that before you start conveying your opinion to the interlocutor, you need to study it in detail, like some kind of subject. After that, it will be possible to find the right levers, by clicking on which, you will inspire confidence and respect in the interlocutor.
Aristotle's rhetoric
One of the most famous ancient Greek orators is Aristotle. His great achievements were erected in the Encyclopedia of Antiquity, dated 384 BC. This work consists of three books:
- The first also speaks of rhetoric, as one of the most sought-after sciences. It also highlights three types of speeches: judicial, epideictic and deliberative and their purpose.
- The second book tells about human morals and passions, which can be used as evidence to the interlocutor. That is, the speaker must act on human emotions, expressing feelings with speech.
- The third book is devoted to various problems of stylistics in the construction of speech. It talks about ways to express your thoughts and the correct construction of sentences.
It is also worth noting that Aristotle's rhetoric affects not only oratory. You can also find ways to influence and manipulate a person with the help of speech, evidence and conclusions.
Gorgias
The list of ancient Greek orators also includes Gorgias of Leontina, who made an invaluable contribution to the development of oratory and gained recognition among many people in 485 BC. An interesting fact is that Gorgias is considered one of the first speakers who taught young men from wealthy families to think logically and speak beautifully. "Specialist in Wisdom" focused on the issue of style.
It was he who introduced into speech such a concept as an oxymoron - a combination of concepts that are opposite in meaning. Gorgias' contemporaries call themselves sophists and continue to this day, based on the teachings of the orator. Unfortunately, no documents or records of Gorgias have been preserved to date, so it remains only to adhere to various theories and hypotheses about which particular sciences the ancient speaker studied.
Demosthenes
An ancient Greek speaker, and part-time teacher of eloquence, who studied for several years with Socrates and Plato. Demosthenes' speeches are also called "mirrors of character", since the orator was able to almost unmistakably recognize what is hidden in the soul of the interlocutor and choose the right words that he would like to hear. Demosthenes himself did not consider himself a rhetorician and did not like to decorate his words with invented expressions that an ordinary person could not perceive.
People loved the speaker for fairly simple arguments and examples that were saturated with wisdom and nobility. Also, a rather interesting fact is that Demosthenes had a rather weak voice and short breathing, so there was always complete silence in his lectures so that the students could hear the teacher. By the way, perhaps in the scanwords you found the question: "The ancient Greek speaker who stuttered - 8 letters?" If so, then Demosthenes was the answer.
Pericles
The performance of an ancient Greek orator is a real performance, which shows the wisdom and enlightenment of one person. However, such a spectacle becomes much more interesting if the speaker is also a political figure in combination. Pericles was such a person. Constant communication with different people could not but affect the character and knowledge of the master of eloquence.
The flourishing of Athenian democracy is associated with the name of Pericles, so it can be said without a twinge of conscience that it was this person who made an invaluable contribution to the development of the world that we know today. Thanks to Pericles and his disciples, Ancient Greece at one time achieved an unprecedented economic breakthrough and cultural development. It was this speaker who ordered the construction of famous buildings: the Propylaea, the Parthenon, and so on.
Themistocles
Many believe that Themistocles does not belong to the ancient Greek speakers, since he was a commander and statesman, but such arguments are of little weight. Even in early childhood, a novice speaker, according to peer reviews, had a penchant for participating in social activities. Even during his leisure hours, he enjoyed various studies and improved in everything.
Therefore, his teachers constantly said that nothing mediocre would ever come out of a boy, but something great. However, the young man never counted on his natural talents and improved his skills. Over time, Themistocles became a great and illustrious orator who, in addition to eloquence, also explored various fields of science, such as philosophy. Most of his writings have been lost since Themistocles held leadership positions in 493 BC.
Issei
The ten most famous ancient Greek orators include Isaius from Chalkis, who spent almost his entire life improving the art of eloquence. Also, this person is the author of several fateful speeches that were written specifically to order for litigation. Today, these same speeches are used to make feature films, and actors build their fame on them.
Isaius was the mentor of Demosthenes, and he himself studied with the famous orator Isocrates. To date, you can find 11 court speeches that are very popular, because they set out everything in a very accessible language. Isei is considered much wiser than his mentor, but whether this is actually so is not for us to judge. Be that as it may, his speeches have become a source of inspiration for many people who have now gained popularity.
Isocrates
A well-known Athenian orator who enjoyed immense popularity in ancient Greece due to his well-known judicial and political speeches. Isocrates came from a wealthy family, so the parents never had problems with teaching a young talent. In early childhood, the boy was interested in logic, philosophy, law and eloquence. All these sciences were very useful to him in life, since already in his youth Isocrates practiced his knowledge in public.
The speaker was always sure that the presentation of the speech should be as convincing as possible. To do this, he used a variety of arguments and strong arguments in favor of his own opinion. As a master of eloquence, Isocrates is still considered one of the most authoritative personalities in the history of this world. The popularity of this person is evidenced by a huge number of excerpts from his speeches, which can be found without much difficulty on the Internet.
Socrates
The great ancient Greek philosopher, who also became the founder of dialectics. In the second section of our article, we already mentioned him, but such an authoritative person deserves special attention, and not comparison with other famous speakers. Socrates expounded his teachings mainly among his students, who were Plato and Xenophon. Most of all he loved philosophy, but oratory was given to him with amazing ease. By the age of twenty, he had gained such wisdom that many elders could envy. For all subsequent eras, this person became the embodiment of the ideal of man.
The speaker compared his teaching methods with "the art of an old grandmother." That is, he asked the students a series of questions, to which a critical attitude was expected from the teacher. After the answers, he asked a few more additional questions, and so on until the student entered into a stalemate. Thus Plato learned to answer the most difficult questions, and Socrates gained his fame. It is also worth noting that this speaker did not write down his thoughts, but preferred to keep everything in his mind, so today you can find relatively little information about the activities of this sage.
Video and conclusion
We hope our article has helped you understand what oratory is, as well as which ancient scientists can be considered a master of eloquence. If you still have some questions about this or you just want to find out more interesting information about oratory, then we strongly recommend that you watch a short video, which is a clipping from a TV show. In it you will find a lot of new and interesting things, as well as learn how to convince other people a little better.
As you can see, in ancient Greece there were quite a few interesting personalities who were real masters of oratory. The works of many of them have survived to this day, but still this is only a small part of the knowledge that philosophers and scientists could pass on to us. Although if you found this article on the Internet and read it to the end, then you should already be praised, since not many people are interested in the wisdom of the ancient world, although it is in it that quite often the truth and answers to many questions are found.
In order to have power, a person needs, first of all, to be a good speaker. This truth is simple and eternal - we can observe its confirmation both in modern examples and in the biographies of great historical figures.
The importance of eloquence was also known in ancient Greece - it was there that rhetoric arose as a separate art form.
In fact, it is of particular importance in the development of oratory - the first prerequisites arose as early as the 5th century BC. e., and already as a separate system, rhetoric in ancient Greece originated in the 3-2 centuries BC. e., and in 1 c. e. rhetoric had already spread from Greece to Rome, combining an amazing intertwining of art and scientific knowledge.
Sophistry was opposed by prominent orators in Ancient Greece, for whom the development of rhetoric was of great importance:
- Socrates;
- Plato;
- Demosthenes.
Rhetoric in ancient Greece developed rapidly - every outstanding thinker presented his works to the people so that the citizens of the state could master the art of the word. Books were published (Aristotle's works on rhetoric were published in as many as three parts), public performances were held - every free person had the opportunity to learn how to express his thoughts so that they were of interest to others.
All the works of ancient Greek philosophers, the direction of the development of rhetoric, had the same postulates as a base:
- Eloquence is given to man by nature. This skill is the same as the ability to walk or fight independently, it is already embedded in a person as part of his social nature. In order to be able to use it, you need to do the same - try, train and learn, then the skill will come.
- You can’t speak to the people if you can’t competently and beautifully convey your ideas. Every free person is free to publish his thoughts, but the right to do so in Greek civilization can only be given.
- A speech delivered by any free person before the people must fall into one of the categories: judicial, military, educational, business.
- Eloquence has three main components: logical thought, the word, as a unit of speech, and morality, as the direction of thought.
Ancient Greek rhetoric has already become a full-fledged science, which had the opportunity to learn. There were also people who provided training, and they were those thinkers whose writings appealed to the need for oratory in the society of their contemporaries and in any possible future.
Rhetoric training was systematized and consisted of the following steps:
- The development of the content of speech - the ability to choose the right words in order to designate certain phenomena. The word was erected into a separate value, which should not be scattered in vain.
- Speech memorization - in order to coherently and beautifully convey his thought, a person must always remember what he has already said.
- Developing the ability not only to pronounce words correctly, but also to win people over, honing charm skills. In order for any thought to receive a response among the people, this people had to be liked.
Further development
The development of Greek rhetoric was facilitated by a number of circumstances characteristic of ancient society in the 5th-2nd centuries BC. e.:
- in a slave-owning society, a strict division into free and involuntary people was still preserved, but a free person had already been put forward for society as a separate, independent person who had energy and was able to think (it was precisely for the correct expression of his thoughts and ideas that the need for eloquence skills arose) ;
- there were great achievements in the spiritual development of ancient Greek society - the economy, scientific activity, art reached new heights (in order to bring innovations to the people, it was necessary to correctly manage the power of the word);
- despite the preservation of slave owners, in ancient Greece the predominant political system was democracy, which meant power, strength and power of the voice of the people. The voice of the people had to be expressed somehow - in order for a citizen to be a member of the people's assembly, the council of five hundred or the people's court, he already had to not only be literate, but also be able to control his own speech.
Thus, ancient Greek rhetoric should be perceived not only as a necessity for the preservation and development of civilization, but also as a direct engine of this development. Without this science, democracy would have become impossible (especially in the form in which we are accustomed to seeing it now), the judicial system would not have survived to this day, and even a hint of diplomacy would not have arisen.
Despite the fact that rhetoric originated in ancient Greece as early as the 5th century. BC e., it still remains an indispensable element for the existence of modern society.