01951nam 2200469Ia 450 991095599260332120241210175709.0978047077646997804707772130470777214(MiAaPQ)EBC7103380(CKB)24989730200041(MiAaPQ)EBC351411(Au-PeEL)EBL351411(CaPaEBR)ebr10236636(CaONFJC)MIL131112(OCoLC)437218667(Perlego)2767547(EXLCZ)992498973020004120050913d2006 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierRhetoric an historical introduction /Wendy OlmstedMalden, MA ;Oxford Blackwell Pub.c20061 online resourceIncludes bibliographical references and index.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 oratore and Augustine's On Christian Doctrine to Jane Austen's Persuasion and 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.RhetoricHistoryAuthorshipHistoryRhetoricHistory.AuthorshipHistory.Olmsted Wendy1943-901391MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910955992603321Rhetoric4365860UNINA