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Neo-Aristotelian Criticism

Neo-Aristotelian Criticism. History of Neo-Aristotelian Criticism:. a.k.a. Neo-Classical Criticism Herbert Wilchelns (1925): “The Literary Criticism of Oratory” Sought to distinguish study of oratory from study of literature. Assumptions of Neo-Aristotelian Criticism:.

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Neo-Aristotelian Criticism

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  1. Neo-Aristotelian Criticism

  2. History of Neo-Aristotelian Criticism: • a.k.a. Neo-Classical Criticism • Herbert Wilchelns (1925): “The Literary Criticism of Oratory” • Sought to distinguish study of oratory from study of literature

  3. Assumptions of Neo-Aristotelian Criticism: • Concerned with particular audience response • Concerned with reasonable effect • Judges rhetoric by its persuasive appeals and effects

  4. Neo-Aristotelian Analysis: • Goal is to identify aspects of the rhetorical action that explains its persuasive effect on the audience. • Reconstructing the context: • Context/Occasion • Audience • Rhetor

  5. Classical Canons of Rhetoric • Invention • Arrangement • Style • Delivery • Memory

  6. Invention: • The main ideas, themes, lines of argument, and content • Inartistic Proofs • Artistic Proofs: • Ethos • Logos • Pathos • Inductive Arguments • Deductive • Enthymeme

  7. Arrangement: • Types of organization structures • Chronological • Spatial • Thematic • Problem-solution • Cause-effect • Delayed thesis

  8. Style: • Word choice • Dramatic depictions • Stories • Metaphors • Repetition

  9. Delivery: • Use of voice • Facial expressions • Body movement/posture • All non-verbal components

  10. Memory: • Not as relevant today

  11. Limitations of Neo-Aristotelian Criticism: • Effects can be difficult to isolate and verify • Strict interpretation of effects doesn’t allow for moral judgments • Works best with oral presentations

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