| Description |
1 online resource (302 pages) |
| 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 |
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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 |
| Summary |
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 classical rhetor, rhetorical period, and source text, students are led to understand rhetoric's role in the exchange of knowledge and ideas. Completley updated throughout, Part I of this new edition integrates new research and expanded footnotes and bibliographies for students to develop |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Katula, Richard A
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Hoppmann, Michael
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| ISBN |
9781136292910 |
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1136292918 |
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