An Introduction to Classical Rhetoric: Essential Readings
James D. Williams
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Paperback. An anthology of primary texts in translation, An Introduction to Classical Rhetoric offers an overview of the social, cultural, and intellectual factors that influenced the development and growth of rhetoric during the classical period. Uses primary source material to analyze rhetoric from the Sophists through St. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 190 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1086.
An anthology of primary texts in translation, An Introduction to Classical Rhetoric offers an overview of the social, cultural, and intellectual factors that influenced the development and growth of rhetoric during the classical period.
An anthology of primary texts in translation, An Introduction to Classical Rhetoric offers an overview of the social, cultural, and intellectual factors that influenced the development and growth of rhetoric during the classical period.
- Uses primary source material to analyze rhetoric from the Sophists through St. Augustine
- Provides an in-depth introduction to the period, as well as introductions to each author and each selection
- Includes study guides to help students develop multiple perspectives on the material, stimulate critical thinking, and provide starting points for dialogue
- Highlights include Gorgias's Palamedes, Antiphon's Truth, Isocrates' Helen, and Plato's Protagoras
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405158619
SKU
V9781405158619
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99-13
About James D. Williams
JAMES D. WILLIAMS is Professor of Rhetoric & Linguistics and a former Director of the Writing Program at Soka University. He is the author of many books, including The Teacher's Grammar Book (2e, 2005) and Visions and Revisions: Continuity and Change in Rhetoric and Composition (2002).
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