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- ISBN 9780631235149
- Weight: 336g
- Dimensions: 158 x 236mm
- Publication Date: 29 Sep 2004
- Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This book introduces readers to the ancient rhetorical tradition by investigating key questions about the origins, nature and importance of rhetoric.
- Explores the role of the orator, especially the two greatest figures of the tradition, Demosthenes and Cicero
- Investigates the place of rhetoric at the center of ancient education
- Considers the role of rhetoric since the end of antiquity.
- Includes a glossary of proper names and technical terms; a chronological table of political events, authors, orators, and rhetorical works; and suggestions for further reading.
Thomas Habinek is Professor of Classics at the University of Southern California. He is the author of The Politics of Latin Literature: Writing, Identity, and Empire (1998) and the editor of The Roman Cultural Revolution (1997).
