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