Project Gutenberg 2015-10-14 Public domain in the USA. 185 Dionysius, of Halicarnassus Halicarnassus, Dionysius of Διονύσιος, Αλικαρνασσεύς Roberts, W. Rhys (William Rhys) 1858 1929 Roberts, William Rhys Dionysius of Halicarnassus On Literary Composition Being the Greek Text of the De Compositione Verborum Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Garcia, Jim Dishington, Ted Garvin, Laura J. Wisewell, Stephen Rowland, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "On Literary Composition" by Dionysius of Halicarnassus is a treatise on rhetoric and the art of speech, likely written in the late 1st century BC. The work serves as a guide, particularly for aspiring orators and writers, detailing essential concepts of word arrangement and eloquence in both prose and poetry. It emphasizes the importance of composition in achieving beauty and effectiveness in language, exploring various techniques through examples from classical literature. The opening of the treatise presents its foundational theme, which is the significance of composition in effective communication. Dionysius introduces his work as a birthday gift for his pupil, Rufus, delineating the differences between the substance of speech and the artistry in its expression. He lays out the structure of his discussion, which will cover the nature of composition, its various forms, and how these affect the overall impact of literary works. Furthermore, the author hints at the intricacies involved in word choice and arrangement, setting the stage for an in-depth examination of the elements that contribute to captivating literary expression. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en grc Rhetoric -- Early works to 1800 PA Text Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature 1682697 1684268 2024-10-21T04:38:17.565489 2023-09-21T14:24:37.855767 text/html text/html 1668934 2015-10-14T09:41:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 598998 2015-10-14T09:41:36 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 653146 2024-10-21T04:38:53.240353 application/epub+zip 689229 2024-10-21T04:38:26.040457 application/epub+zip 685478 2024-10-21T04:38:21.470474 application/epub+zip 1407346 2024-10-21T04:39:10.550736 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1087348 2024-10-21T04:38:47.022381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1088088 2022-09-22T17:03:23.387771 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1327466 1342716 2024-10-21T04:38:10.670566 2023-09-21T14:24:31.576697 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1343195 2015-10-14T09:41:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 502979 2015-10-14T09:41:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19786 2024-10-21T04:39:10.806780 application/rdf+xml 11139 2024-10-21T04:38:22.154462 image/jpeg 2173 2024-10-21T04:38:21.817503 image/jpeg 601505 2024-10-21T04:38:17.684517 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog