Readings from Classical Rhetoric

Name: Readings from Classical Rhetoric
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ISBN: 9780809315932

ISBN-10: 0809315939

ISBN-13: 9780809315932

Edition: 1990

Authors: Patricia P. Matsen, Philip Rollinson, Marion Sousa

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Here, for the first time in one volume, are all the extant writings focusing on rhetoric that were composed before the fall of Rome. This unique anthology of primary texts in classical rhetoric contains the work of 24 ancient writers from Homer through St. Augustine, including Herodotus, Thucydides, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Quintilian, Tacitus, and Longinus. Along with many widely recognized translations, special features include the first English translations of works by Theon and Nicolaus, as well as new translations of two works by important sophists, Gorgias’ encomium on Helen and Alcidamas’ essay on composition. The writers are grouped chronologically into historical periods,…

Book details

List price: $43.00
Copyright year: 1990
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Publication date: 6/25/1990
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 392
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English