This article argues that contrary to modern assumptions Hermagoras may not have discussed the epicheireme. And if he did, it is further maintained that he must have treated the epicheireme as an amplifying feature of style, as represented in the Rhetorica ad Herenmium, rather than as a syllogistic device, as represented in Cicero's De inventione. Until now scholars have not appreciated that the stylistic view of the epicheireme underlies the discussion of both Ad Hemmiliin and De inventione. They have failed to note that in the latter work Cicero has combined two views of the epicheireme: the original, typically rhetorical, amplifying feature of style, and a secondary argumentative-syllogistic form, which is derived from a philosophical-dialectical source.

Research Article| August 01 1989 Variationen zur Statuslehre von Hermagoras bei Cicero Antoine C. Braet Antoine C. Braet Dutch and Speech Department, University of Leiden, Postbus 9515, 2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Rhetorica (1989) 7 (3): 239–259. https://doi.org/10.1525/rh.1989.7.3.239 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Antoine C. Braet; Variationen zur Statuslehre von Hermagoras bei Cicero. Rhetorica 1 August 1989; 7 (3): 239–259. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/rh.1989.7.3.239 Download citation file: Ris (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 ContentRhetorica Search This content is only available via PDF. Copyright 1989, The International Society for the History of Rhetoric1989 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.