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Rhetoric Society Quarterly Volume 34, 2004 - Issue 4
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Reclaiming rhetorical democracy: George Grote's defense of Gleon and the Athenian demagogues

Karen E. Whedbee Department of Communication, Northern Illinois University
Pages 71-95 | Published online: 02 Jun 2009
 
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Abstract

George Grote's History of Greece (1846–56) was instrumental in overturning the traditional view of Athens as an oppressive and corrupt society. In particular, Grote's rewriting of the story of the Athenian demagogue Cleon illustrates the difficulties he faced in attempting to argue for the legitimacy of popular government and popular rhetoric. His defense of Cleon—and more broadly, his defense of rhetorical democracy—helped to challenge the ascendancy of rhetoric as belles lettres and to stimulate the modern revival of Athenian popular rhetoric.

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