Page 1 George A. Kennedy CLASSICAL RHETORIC & ITS CHRISTIAN AND SECULAR
TRADITION from Ancient to Modern Times SECOND EDITION, REVISED & ENLARGED Page …

By tracing the traditional progression of rhetoric from the Greek Sophists to contemporary
theorists, this textbook gives students a conceptual framework for evaluating and practicing …

" To teach correct Latin and to explain the poets" were the two standard duties of Roman
teachers. Not only was a command of literary Latin a prerequisite for political and social …

Literary personification has long been taken for granted as an important aspect of Western
narrative; Paul de Man has given it still greater prominence as' the master trope of poetic …

Modern rhetoric is a vital tool Rhetoric, the strategic presentation of ideas and choice of
language, informs all writing, speaking, thinking, and learning. It provides the guiding …

The Historical Approaches series aims to make a distinctive contribution to current debate
about the nature of the historical discipline, its theory and practice, and its evolving …

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 …

It is easy to think of onomatopoeic words. Whizz, bang, splash, thump, will strike most
English-speakers as typical examples; and once we are familiar with these, it is easy for us …

" Poetry, defined as language divided into lines, is found in most known human cultures.
This masterful survey of poetry and its constituent components demonstrates the functions …

Leading contemporary argumentation theories such as those of Ralph Johnson, van
Eemeren and Houtlosser, and Tindale, in their attempt to address rhetoric, tend to define …