LEADER 01951nam 2200469Ia 450 001 9910955992603321 005 20241210175709.0 010 $a9780470776469 010 0 $a9780470777213 010 0 $a0470777214 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7103380 035 $a(CKB)24989730200041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC351411 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL351411 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10236636 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL131112 035 $a(OCoLC)437218667 035 $a(Perlego)2767547 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924989730200041 100 $a20050913d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aRhetoric $ean historical introduction /$fWendy Olmsted 210 $aMalden, MA ;$aOxford $cBlackwell Pub.$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 8 $aThis 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. 606 $aRhetoric$xHistory 606 $aAuthorship$xHistory 615 0$aRhetoric$xHistory. 615 0$aAuthorship$xHistory. 700 $aOlmsted$b Wendy$f1943-$0901391 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910955992603321 996 $aRhetoric$94365860 997 $aUNINA