Термини за публичното ораторство в класическа Атина (сравнително-исторически данни): 3. Демагог
The ancient Greek term “demagogue” is discussed in the present paper. The collected and analyzed data belonging to the ancient written record tradition allows the drawing of the following conclusions: when it is used for the first time by Thucydides the word does not have a pejorative meaning and is associated with eloquence; the second direct use of the term by Aristophanes has loaded it with the meaning of oral skill as well as with negativism that has become a prevailing tendency.
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