Ancient Rhetoric and Oratory

by Habinek, Thomas

• ISBN13: 9780470773598
• ISBN10: 0470773596
• Edition: 1st
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-02-28
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

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.

Author Biography

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).

Table of Contents

Preface.

Chronological Chart.

I Rhetoric and the State.

II The Figure of The Orator.

III The Craft of Rhetoric.

IV Rhetoric as Acculturation.

V The Afterlife of Rhetoric.

A Brief Outline of Ancient Rhetoric.

Notes.

Further Reading.

Annotated Index