A synoptic history of classical rhetoric /

Continuing its tradition of providing students with a thorough review of ancient Greek and Roman rhetorical theory and practices, A Synoptic History of Classical Rhetoric is the premier text for undergraduate courses and graduate seminars in the history of rhetoric. Offering vivid examples of each c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Murphy, James Jerome
Corporate Author: Ebook Library
Other Authors: Katula, Richard A., Hoppmann, Michael J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Taylor and Francis, 2014.
Edition:4th ed.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; A Synoptic History of Classical Rhetoric; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; About the Authors; Introduction; Part One Theories of Rhetoric; 1 The Origins of Rhetoric in the Democracy of Ancient Greece; 2 Rhetorical Consciousness and the Rise of the Sophists; 3 Aristotle's Rhetorical Theory; 4 From Greek to "Roman" Rhetoric, with Synopses of Three Pragmatic Handbooks; 5 The Rhetorical Theory of the Mature Cicero, With Synopses of His Major Rhetorical Works; 6 Quintilian's Place in Roman Rhetorical and Educational Theory, with a Synopsis of His Institutio oratoria.
  • 7 Epilogue: What Happened Next?Part Two Orations For Pleasure and Practice; Six Classical Texts for Reading, Study, and Discussion; Pericles, The Funeral Oration; Lysias, On the Refusal of a Pension to the Invalid; Plato, The Apology of Socrates; Gorgias, Encomium to Helen; Demosthenes, The First Philippic; Cicero, The First Speech Against Lucius Sergius Catiline; Notes; A Basic Library for Further Study; Index.