Advances in the History of Rhetoric Jan 2005

Mime, Comedy, Sophistry: Speculations on the Origins of Rhetoric

Jeffrey Walker The University of Texas at Austin

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Research Article| January 01 2005 Mime, Comedy, Sophistry: Speculations on the Origins of Rhetoric Jeffrey Walker Jeffrey Walker University of Texas at Austin Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Advances in the History of Rhetoric (2005) 8 (1): 199–209. https://doi.org/10.1080/15362426.2005.10557253 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Jeffrey Walker; Mime, Comedy, Sophistry: Speculations on the Origins of Rhetoric. Advances in the History of Rhetoric 1 January 2005; 8 (1): 199–209. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/15362426.2005.10557253 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectivePenn State University PressJournal for the History of Rhetoric Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright © 2005 by the American Society for the History of Rhetoric2005the American Society for the History of Rhetoric Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

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Advances in the History of Rhetoric
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2005-01-01
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10.1080/15362426.2005.10557253
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