Date of Award
Fall 2022
Degree Type
Restricted to Claremont Colleges Dissertation
Degree Name
Political Science, PhD
Program
School of Social Science, Politics, and Evaluation
Advisor/Supervisor/Committee Chair
Mark Blitz
Dissertation or Thesis Committee Member
James H. Nichols
Dissertation or Thesis Committee Member
Christopher Nadon
Terms of Use & License Information
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Rights Information
© 2022 Rebeca Castaneda
Keywords
Aristotle, Epideictic Poetry, Epideictic Rhetoric
Subject Categories
Political Science
Abstract
This dissertation seeks to understand the role of epideictic rhetoric in American liberal democracy. Using Aristotle’s theory of the epideictic, I examine epideictic speeches given during times of crisis and in times of relative peace fortifying American ends. I demonstrate the significant political contributions of epideictic speeches and poetry. I end with a poetic demonstration of the limits of rhetoric.
ISBN
9798368469461
Recommended Citation
Castaneda, Rebeca. (2022). The Noble and the Base: Epideictic Rhetoric and the Character of Regimes. CGU Theses & Dissertations, 495. https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_etd/495.
