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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Taylor and Francis,
2014.
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| Edition: | 4th ed. |
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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.