The Present State of Scholarship in the History of Rhetoric

by Gaillet, Lynee Lewis; Horner, Winifred Bryan

• ISBN13: 9780826218933
• ISBN10: 0826218938
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-15
• Publisher: Univ of Missouri Pr

Summary

The authorsexperienced and well-known scholars in their respective fieldsredefine existing strands of rhetorical study within the periods, expand the scope of rhetorical engagement, and include additional figures and their works. The globalization and expansion of rhetoric are demonstrated in each part and seen clearly in the inclusion of more female rhetoric, discussions of historical and contemporary electronic resources, and examinations of rhetorical practices falling outside the academy and the traditional canon.

Author Biography

LynTe Lewis Gaillet is Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Composition at Georgia State University and editor of Scottish Rhetoric and Its Influences and Stories of Mentoring. Winifred Bryan Horner is Radford Chair of Rhetoric and Composition Emerita at Texas Christian University and Professor of English Emerita at the University of Missouri. Her books include Nineteenth-Century Scottish Rhetoric: The American Connection and Composition and Literature: Bridging the Gap.

Table of Contents

Preface to the 2010 Edition	p. vii
From the Foreword to the 1990 Edition	p. 1
The Classical Period	p. 7
Bibliography	p. 25
The Middle Ages	p. 42
Bibliography	p. 64
The Renaissance	p. 82
Bibliography	p. 106
The Eighteenth Century	p. 114
Bibliography	p. 136
The Nineteenth Century	p. 152
Bibliography	p. 170
The Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries	p. 185
Bibliography	p. 212
Contributors	p. 237
Author Index	p. 239
Rhetor Index	p. 253
Thematic Index	p. 257
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