ABSTRACT
To provide a view of the history of western rhetoric, this volume presents original articles by a number of world-renowned scholars representing different countries and varying viewpoints. In discussing the status of the historical perspectives on rhetoric, these international scholars also present a tribute to James J. Murphy, whose scholarship and service did much to shape the field. The book will introduce new insights into western European rhetoric and its connections with English rhetoric.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|78 pages
Theory and Pedagogy in the Classical and Medieval Traditions
part II|76 pages
Renaissance Textbooks and Rhetorical Education
part III|40 pages
Continuity and Change in 18th-Century Rhetorical Education
part IV|105 pages
Rhetoric and Culture from the Renaissance to the Present