Rhetoric
The term 'rhetoric' describes the effective use of language, usually to persuade or influence. Frequently set up in opposition to 'truth' or 'plain speech', it has attracted critical debate from Ancient philosophy to literary theory. This book examines both the practice and theory of this controversial concept
198 pages ; 21 cm
9780415314367, 9780415314374, 0415314364, 0415314372
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The classical art: beginnings; Plato's attack; Aristotle's Rhetoric; the Roman art; Cicero: rejecting theory
Rhetoric renewed: Renaissance to enlightenment; literature and rhetoric; 'rhetorical didactics': post-enlightenment
From rhetoric to rhetoricality: I.A. Richards: the art renewed; the death of rhetoric; post-structuralist rhetoric; rhetoric extended