{"product_id":"rhetoric-9780415314374","title":"Rhetoric","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRhetoric has shaped our understanding of the nature of language and the purpose of literature for over two millennia. It is of crucial importance in understanding the development of literary history as well as elements of philosophy, politics and culture. The nature and practise of rhetoric was central to Classical, Renaissance and Enlightenment cultures and its relevance continues in our own postmodern world to inspire further debate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamining both the practice and theory of this controversial concept, Jennifer Richards explores:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ehistorical and contemporary definitions of the term ârhetoricâ\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003euses of rhetoric in literature, by authors such as William Shakespeare, Mary Shelley, William Wordsworth, Jane Austen, W.B. Yeats and James Joyce\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eclassical traditions of rhetoric, as seen in the work of Plato, Aristotle and Cicero \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe rebirth of rhetoric in the Renaissance and the Enlightenment \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe current status and future of r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'As important for scholars for its originality, as for students who will welcome its lucidity in dealing with complex ideas – a successful example of fresh, academic rhetoric in its own right.'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e- R. S. White, Parergon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: What is Rhetoric? \u003cstrong\u003e Part\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e1: The Classical Art\u003c\/strong\u003e Beginnings Plato’s Attack. Aristotle’s Rhetoric The Roman Art Cicero: Rejecting Theory \u003cstrong\u003e Part\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e2: Rhetoric Renewed\u003c\/strong\u003e Renaissance to Enlightenment Literature and Rhetoric ‘Rhetorical Didactics’: Post-Enlightenment. \u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: Rhetoric to Rhetoricality\u003c\/strong\u003e I.A. Richards: The Art Renewed The Death of Rhetoric Post-Structuralist Rhetoric Jacques Derrida Paul de Man Rhetoric Extended Kenneth Burke Glossary of Rhetorical Terms Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018131079511,"sku":"9780415314374","price":24.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415314374.jpg?v=1750775741","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rhetoric-9780415314374","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}