Rhetoric

In another class that I am taking this semester, History and Theory of Rhetoric/Composition, we spend a lot of time reading and discussing rhetorical theory from ancient Greek philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, Isocrates, Gorgias, etc. These two classes supplement each other very well. In Classical Foundations of Literature I get a good idea of of the literature of the time and my Rhetoric/Compostition class helps me to get a better understanding of the theory behind writing, and although it is more focused on persuasive discourse, we have looked into examples of persuasive speeches found within such literary works like The Iliad. Both classes help me get a greater picture of the history of Ancient Greece and I have found myself using certain things we have talked about to help explain questions from my Rhetoric class. If anyone is interested they should look into taking the class next time it is offered as these two work very well together. I wish I would have taken Classical Foundations earlier so I would have had a greater base knowledge of Greek culture and literature.