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 oratoreand Augustine’s On Christian Doctrineto Jane Austen’s Persuasionand 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.
About the Author
Wendy Olmsted is Associate Professor in the New Collegiate Division and in the Humanities Division at the University of Chicago as well as Associated Faculty Member in the Department of Classics (PAMW). Her previous publications include A Companion to Rhetoric and Rhetorical Criticism, co-edited with Walter Jost (Blackwell Publishing, 2004) and Rhetorical Invention and Religious Inquiry, co-edited with Walter Jost (Yale University Press, 2000).
Features
Introduces the art of rhetoric for those who are unacquainted with it, whilst also offering an argument about invention and tradition suitable for specialists
Uses a series of classic rhetorical texts to demonstrate how rhetorical concepts and arguments facilitate practical enquiry
Texts range from Cicero's De oratoreand Augustine’s On Christian Doctrineto Jane Austen’s Persuasionand 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.
