Encomium of Helen

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Properties (19)
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gptkbp:instanceOf literary work
gptkbp:associatedWith Sophists
gptkbp:author gptkb:Gorgias
gptkbp:commandStructure defense_of_Helen's_character
gptkbp:completed Helen_is_not_to_blame_for_the_Trojan_War.
gptkbp:criticalReception varied interpretations
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired later works on rhetoric
gptkbp:genre rhetorical essay
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Peloponnesian_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Encomium of Helen
gptkbp:influence Western rhetorical tradition
gptkbp:language Ancient Greek
gptkbp:notableQuote "For if she is to blame, then it is not for her beauty."
gptkbp:philosophy power of rhetoric
gptkbp:primaryMission gptkb:Helen_of_Troy
gptkbp:publishedBy 5th century BC
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Ancient_Greece
gptkbp:purpose defend_Helen's_actions
gptkbp:style persuasive rhetoric