A Companion to Roman Rhetoric (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1405120916 ISBN 13: 9781405120913

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2007

Synopsis

A Companion to Roman Rhetoric introduces the reader to the wide-ranging importance of rhetoric in Roman culture.

• A guide to Roman rhetoric from its origins to the Renaissance and beyond
• Comprises 32 original essays by leading international scholars
• Explores major figures Cicero and Quintilian in-depth
• Covers a broad range of topics such as rhetoric and politics, gender, status, self-identity, education, and literature
• Provides suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter
• Includes a glossary of technical terms and an index of proper names and rhetorical concepts

About this title

Book Description:

In this authoritative Companion of specially commissioned studies, 31 scholars from nine countries have combined to produce a survey of Roman rhetoric that explores its wide-ranging cultural importance. The contributors include not only internationally recognized figures with established reputations in the field of Roman rhetoric but also emerging scholars with fresh perspectives on the discipline. Among the topics covered by A Companion to Roman Rhetoric are the evolution of Roman rhetoric from its origins to the Renaissance; rhetoricrsquo;s role in the education and acculturation of the elite; the seminal importance of rhetoric in statesmanship and politics; the relationship between rhetoric and social identity; the philosophical and theoretical underpinnings of rhetoric; the dynamics of oratorical performance; and rhetoricrsquo;s interaction with the major genres and figures of Roman literature.

About the Author:

William Dominik is Professor of Classics at the University of Otago. He is a contributor to A Companion to Ancient Epic (2005) and A Companion to the Classical Tradition (2006). He has also published numerous books, chapters, and articles on Roman literature and other topics.

Jon Hall is Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Otago. He is the author of numerous articles and chapters on Cicero’s oratory and rhetorical treatises. He has also completed a book on Cicero’s correspondence.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1405120916
• ISBN 13: 9781405120913
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 544
• Editor: Dominik William, Hall Jon