Guiguzi, China's First Treatise On Rhetoric: A Critical Translation And Commentary
  • Guiguzi, China's First Treatise On Rhetoric: A Critical Translation And Commentary
  • Guiguzi, China's First Treatise On Rhetoric: A Critical Translation And Commentary
ISBN: 0809335263
EAN13: 9780809335268
Language: English
Pages: 196
Dimensions: 0.6" H x 8.9" L x 6" W
Weight: 0.65 lbs.
Format: Paperback

Guiguzi, China's First Treatise On Rhetoric: A Critical Translation And Commentary

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When Gorgias, Plato, and Aristotle were discussing and defining rhetoric in ancient Greece, many students in China, including Sun Bin, a descendent of Sun Tzu, who wrote The Art of War, were learning the techniques of persuasion from Guiguzi, the Master of the Ghost Valley. This pre-Qin dynasty recluse provided the basis for what is considered the earliest Chinese treatise devoted entirely to the art of persuasion. Called Guiguzi after its author, this translation of the received text provides an indigenous rhetorical theory and key persuasive strategies, some of which are still used by those involved in decision making and negotiations in China today. In Guiguzi, China's First Treatise on Rhetoric, Hui Wu and C. Jan Swearingen present a new critical translation of this foundational work, which has great historical significance for the study of Chinese rhetoric and communication and yet is little known to Western readers.

Wu's translation includes footnotes that incorporate both past and present scholarly commentary, and is accompanied by a prefatory introduction that situates Guiguzi in the sociopolitical and cultural realities of ancient China, and a glossary of rhetorical terms used in the treatise. Swearingen presents a comparative study suggesting the similarities and differences between emerging Greek and Chinese rhetorics during the same Read More chevron_right

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