This book introduces readers to the ancient rhetorical tradition by investigating key questions about the origins, nature and importance of rhetoric.
* Explores the role of the orator, especially the two greatest figures of the tradition, Demosthenes and Cicero
* Investigates the place of rhetoric at the center of ancient education
* Considers the role of rhetoric since the end of antiquity.
* Includes a glossary of proper names and technical terms; a chronological table of political events, authors, orators, and rhetorical works; and suggestions for further reading.
Spis treści
Preface.
Chronological Chart.
I Rhetoric and the State.
II The Figure of The Orator.
III The Craft of Rhetoric.
IV Rhetoric as Acculturation.
V The Afterlife of Rhetoric.
A Brief Outline of Ancient Rhetoric.
Notes.
Further Reading.
Annotated Index
O autorze
Thomas Habinek is Professor of Classics at the University of Southern California. He is the author of The Politics of Latin Literature: Writing, Identity, and Empire (1998) and the editor of The Roman Cultural Revolution (1997).
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