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PublisherRoutledge

ISBN-100205078583

ISBN-139780205078585

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Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameHistory and Theory of Rhetoric : an Introduction

Publication Year2012

SubjectCommunication Studies, Rhetoric

TypeTextbook

AuthorJames A. Herrick

Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight3.5 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width7.6 in

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Edition Number5

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2011-041337

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal808.009

Table Of ContentPreface xi 1 An Overview of Rhetoric Rhetoric and Persuasion Defining Rhetoric Rhetorical Discourse Social Functions of the Art Of Rhetoric Conclusion Questions for Review Questions for Discussion Terms 2 The Origins and Early History of Rhetoric The Rise of Rhetoric in Ancient Greece The Sophists Two Influential Sophists Gorgias Protagoras Isocrates: A Master of Rhetoric Aspasia's and Athenian Rhetoric Conclusion Questions for Review Questions for Discussion Terms 3 Plato versus the Sophists: Rhetoric on Trial Plato's Gorgias: Rhetoric On Trial Rhetoric in Plato's Phaedrus: A True Art? Conclusion Questions for Review Questions for Discussion Terms 4 Aristotle on Rhetoric Aristotle's Definitions of Rhetoric Three Rhetorical Settings The Artistic Proofs The Topoi: Lines of Argument Aristotle on Style Conclusion Questions for Review Questions for Discussion Terms 5 Rhetoric at Rome Roman Society and the Place of Rhetoric The Rhetorical Theory of Cicero Quintilian Rhetoric and the Good Citizen Longinus: On the Sublime Rhetoric in the Later Roman Empire Conclusion Questions for Review Questions for Discussion Terms 6 Rhetoric in Christian Europe Rhetoric in the Early Middle Ages The Art of Poetry Conclusion Questions for Review Questions for Discussion Terms 7 Rhetoric in the Renaissance Features of Renaissance Rhetoric Women and Renaissance Rhetoric Italian Humanism Rhetoric and Renaissance Art The Turn Toward Dialectic: Rhetoric and its Critics Renaissance Rhetoric in Britain Conclusion Questions for Review Questions for Discussion Terms 8 Enlightenment Rhetorics Margaret Cavendish Vico and the Rhetoric and Human Thought British Rhetorics in the Eighteenth Century Richard Whately's Classical Rhetoric Conclusion Questions for Review Questions for Discussion Terms 9 Contemporary Rhetoric I: Arguments, Audiences, and Advocacy Argumentation and Rational Discourse Perelman And Olbrechts-Tyteca: A New Rhetoric Jurgen Habermas on a Rational Society The Rhetoric of Science Critical Response Conclusion Questions for Review Questions for Discussion Terms 10 Contemporary Rhetoric II: Context, Story, Display Rhetoric in its Social Context Kenneth Burke and Rhetoric as Symbolic Action Lloyd Bitzer and Rhetoric as Situational Rhetoric and Narration Mikhail Bakhtin Wayne Booth and the Rhetoric of Fiction The Rhetoric of Display Conclusion Questions for Review Questions for Discussion Terms 11 Contemporary Rhetoric III: Texts, Power, and Alternatives Postmodern Criticism Feminism and Rhetoric: Critique and Reform Comparative Rhetoric Conclusion Questions for Review Questions for Discussion Terms Glossary Bibliography Index

Edition DescriptionRevised edition,New Edition

SynopsisThe History and Theory of Rhetoric offers discussion of the history of rhetorical studies in the Western tradition, from ancient Greece to contemporary American and European theorists that is easily accessible to students. By tracing the historical progression of rhetoric from the Greek Sophists of the 5th Century B.C. all the way to contemporary studies-such as the rhetoric of science and feminist rhetoric-this comprehensive text helps students understand how persuasive public discourse performs essential social functions and shapes our daily worlds. Students gain conceptual framework for evaluating and practicing persuasive writing and speaking in a wide range of settings and in both written and visual media. Known for its clear writing style and contemporary examples throughout, The History and Theory of Rhetoric emphasizes the relevance of rhetoric to today's students., Updated in its 5th edition, The History and Theory of Rhetoric offers discussion of the history of rhetorical studies in the Western tradition, from ancient Greece to contemporary American and European theorists that is easily accessible to readers.This comprehensive text helps readers understand how persuasive public discourse performs essential social functions and shapes our daily worlds. . Known for its clear writing style and contemporary examples throughout, The History and Theory of Rhetoric emphasizes the relevance of rhetoric to today's readers., The History and Theory of Rhetoricoffers discussion of the history of rhetorical studies in the Western tradition, from ancient Greece to contemporary American and European theorists that is easily accessible to students. By tracing the historical progression of rhetoric from the Greek Sophists of the 5th Century B.C. all the way to contemporary studies-such as the rhetoric of science and feminist rhetoric-this comprehensive text helps students understand how persuasive public discourse performs essential social functions and shapes our daily worlds. Students gain conceptual framework for evaluating and practicing persuasive writing and speaking in a wide range of settings and in both written and visual media. Known for its clear writing style and contemporary examples throughout, The History and Theory of Rhetoricemphasizes the relevance of rhetoric to today's students.

LC Classification NumberPN183.H47 2013