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Book SynopsisClassical Rhetoric in English, 1650 - 1800 features English translations of the era’s most cherished Greek and Roman orators, rhetorical philosophers, and rhetorical critics. The publication history reveals how a distinctive British canon emerged from selected works by Plato, Isocrates, Demosthenes, Aristotle, Theophrastus, Cicero, Seneca, Quintilian, Tacitus and Longinus. Works by these ten authors, especially Cicero and Longinus, were widely disseminated, becoming key texts in the formation of British rhetorical culture. At the core of the volume, annotated selections offer the twenty-first century reader a sampling of these classical rhetorical works in translation. The glossary of rhetorical criticism elucidates the now archaic meanings of words that enabled citizens to communicate their moral and rhetorical taste.
Table of ContentsPreface List of Figures and Tables Part 1 Critical Introductions General Introduction 1 Prior Scholarship 2 Methods 3 The Character of Rhetorical Culture 1650–1800 4 Order of Sections Rhetorical Works by Classical Authors 1 Plato 2 Isocrates 3 Demosthenes 4 Aristotle 5 Theophrastus 6 Cicero 7 Seneca the Younger 8 Quintilian 9 Tacitus 10 Longinus Part 2 Annotated Selections Selections from Plato Selections from Isocrates Selections from Demosthenes Selections from Aristotle Selections from Theophrastus Selections from Cicero Selections from Seneca Selections from Quintilian Selections from Tacitus Selections from Longinus Part 3 Glossary Bibliography of Primary Sources Bibliography of Secondary Sources Index
