{"product_id":"rhetoric-9781405117722","title":"Rhetoric","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis introduction to the art of rhetoric analyzes rhetorical concepts, problems, and methods and teaches practical inquiry through a series of classic rhetorical texts. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn introduction to the art of rhetoric for those who are unacquainted with it and an argument about invention and tradition suitable for specialists\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTexts range from Cicero''s \u003ci\u003eDe oratore\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand Augustine's On Christian Doctrine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eto Jane Austen's Persuasion\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand Stephen Greenblatt's Marvellous Possessions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTexts serve simultaneously as works of persuasion and considerations of how rhetoric works\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEngages readers in using rhetoric to deliberate about challenging issues.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is not only a useful introduction to the history of rhetoric, it is also an important contribution to contemporary legal and political theory.” (\u003ci\u003ePhilosophy In Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments. \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroducting Rhetoric.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart I: Classical Rhetorical Traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Rhetorician: Demagogue or Statesman? Plato's Gorgias and Aristotle's Rhetoric.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Eloquence, Persuasion, and Invention: Cicero's De oratore.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Rhetoric and the Search for God: Augustine's On Christian Doctrine and Confessions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Practical Reason or Interested Calculation? Cicero's On Duties and Machiavelli's The Prince.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II: Classical Rhetoric and Literary Interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Tradition and Invention: Bacon's Aphorisms and the Essays.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Deception, Strong Speech, and Mild Discourse in Milton's Early Prose and Paradise Lost.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Prudence and Eloquence in Jane Austen's Persuasion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart III: Rhetoric and Contemporary Disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Literary Criticism and Rhetorical Invention: Wayne C. Booth's The Rhetoric of Fiction and Stephen Greenblatt's Marvelous Possessions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Faction Politics and Rhetorical Invention: Eugene Garver's For the Sake of Argument and Danielle S. Allen's Talking to Strangers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Legal Reasoning, Historical Contingency, and Change: Edward H. Levi's An Introduction to Legal Reasoning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407854674263,"sku":"9781405117722","price":84.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405117722.jpg?v=1730500747","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rhetoric-9781405117722","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}