Epideixis

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Epideixis or epideictic speech ( Greek  ἐπιδεικτικὸν γένος , "indicating / indicating genus") is the name of a certain genre according to the system of Aristotle . The epideictic speech is aimed at the “enjoying” listener and praises or criticizes the subject matter. Their main point of view is honesty or dishonor.

In his rhetoric , Aristotle derives the three types of speech from a communication model: the speaker, the subject of the speech and the listener belong to the speech.

Examples of epideictic speeches are speeches ( encomia ) grave speeches (Epitaphien) and wedding speeches ( epithalamia ).

literature

  1. On the subject of “The Praise of God in the Psalms ” of the Bible (pp. 89-101).