Classical rhetoric & its Christian & secular tradition from ancient to modern times [[electronic resource] /] / George A. Kennedy

• Autore: Kennedy George A (George Alexander), <1928-2022.>
• Pubblicazione: Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c1999
• Edizione: 2nd ed., rev. and enl.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (291 pages)
• Disciplina: 808
• Soggetto topico: Rhetoric - History
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-336) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Traditional and conceptual rhetoric -- Technical rhetoric -- Sophistic rhetoric -- Philosophical rhetoric -- Rhetoric in the Roman period -- Literary rhetoric -- Judeo- Christian rhetoric -- Greek rhetoric in the Middle Ages -- Latin rhetoric in the Middle Ages -- Classical rhetoric in the Renaissance -- Neoclassical rhetoric -- Classical rhetoric in the twentieth century.
• Sommario/riassunto: Since its original publication by UNC Press in 1980, this book has provided thousands of students with a concise introduction and guide to the history of the classical tradition in rhetoric, the ancient but ever vital art of persuasion. Now, George Kennedy offers a thoroughly revised and updated edition of Classical Rhetoric and Its Christian and Secular Tradition. From its development in ancient Greece and Rome, through its continuation and adaptation in Europe and America through the Middle Ages and Renaissance, to its enduring significance in the twentieth century, he traces the
• Titolo autorizzato: Classical rhetoric & its Christian & secular tradition from ancient to modern times
• ISBN: 979-88-908708-4-1; 0-8078-6113-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780370803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II