Olmsted, Wendy
Rhetoric: An Historical Introduction
This introduction to the art of rhetoric analyzes rhetorical concepts, problems, and methods and teaches practical inquiry through a series of classic rhetorical texts.
- An introduction to the art of rhetoric for those who are unacquainted with it and an argument about invention and tradition suitable for specialists
- Texts range from Cicero's De oratore and Augustine’s On Christian Doctrine to Jane Austen’s Persuasion and Stephen Greenblatt’s Marvellous Possessions
- Texts serve simultaneously as works of persuasion and considerations of how rhetoric works
- Engages readers in using rhetoric to deliberate about challenging issues.
Avainsanat: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Rhetoric LAN015000
- Tekijä(t)
- Olmsted, Wendy
- Julkaisija
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Julkaisuvuosi
- 2008
- Kieli
- en
- Painos
- 1
- Sivumäärä
- 184 sivua
- Kategoriat
- Taide, taidehistoria
- Kielet
- Tiedostomuoto
- E-kirja
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9780470777213
- Painetun ISBN
- 9781405117739
