Rhetoric Study Of Ancient Literary Inquisition

So far, research results on the literary inquisition, mainly start from the history, culture, literature, law and other aspects. Now, this article will extends the view to the rhetoric subject, and incorporate the ancient literary inquisition with theoreticalnotion of generalized rhetoric. Easy'to see that literary inquisition is not only a social and historical phenomenon, is also the rhetorical process and the rhetorical work. Essentially, it is actually a surface attached to the verbal communication activities, and information received from the expression to the collection of the many sports series. The article closely link to the rhetorical nature of literary inquisition, and centering "writing", "intellectuals" and "Emperor and his power system"——the three rhetorical elements, then summarize four roles relationship from them. And rely on this structural relationship, from the rhetorical status, rhetorical intentions, rhetorical strategies and rhetorical information perspective, discuss the two kinds modes of literary inquisition rhetorical activities, and produce the conclusion that "literary inquisition is the political rhetoric which is different from the general rhetoric". Is precisely because it is essentially a political rhetoric activities, and therefore it will be difficult to distinguish between a purely political event. The article also analysis the most common use of speech issues in literary Inquisition rhetoric activities. Overall, from dynamic process in which the inquisition information and various factors of the "rhetorical field" interaction, use "the whole process of verbal communication" method, to grasp the mechanism of its production and operation.