Hitler’s Evil Oratory—Illuminated by Rhetoricians of Late Antiquity

Activity: Talk or presentation typesLecture and oral contribution

Description

The paper tries to identify features of Hitler’s rhetoric that may have made it gripping to large crowds, using a 1940 speech at the ‘Sportpalast’ as example. Observations about powerful rhetoric in Hermogenes and St. Augustine are found to give suggestive hints.

Ancient rhetoric in contemporary political discourse
Period13 Apr 2015
Event titleTHE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE: Annual Conference University of Bristol
Event typeConference
LocationBristol, United KingdomShow on map