{"product_id":"rhetoric-and-centers-of-power-in-the-grecoroman-world-from-homer-to-the-fall-of-rome-9780761846116","title":"Rhetoric and Centers of Power in the GrecoRoman","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book explores the transformation of western rhetoric from its Homeric Greek origins to that point where the Emperor Theodosius, in A.D. 395, divided the Roman Empire between his two sons, with the 'official' fall of the Roman Empire occurring in A.D. 476.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Dr. Tapia's perspective is unique. . . .He makes us aware of the generative power of rhetoric. . . .[and] handles the quarrels between Plato and Sophists in a magisterial way without the silly partisanship that has come to characterize so much postmodern scholarship.\" -- Andrew A. King, Louisiana State University; editor of Postmodern Political Communication\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgements Chapter 3 Foreword Chapter 4 Introduction Chapter 5 Chapter I: Origins of Rhetorical Theory and Practice Chapter 6 Chapter II: Greek Theory and Practice Chapter 7 Chapter III: From Greece to Rome Chapter 8 Chapter IV: Cicero's Rome Chapter 9 Chapter V: The Early Roman Empire Chapter 10 Chapter VI: The Second Sophistic Chapter 11 Chapter VII: \"The Sign of the Cross\" Chapter 12 Epilogue Chapter 13 Glossary Chapter 14 Works Cited Chapter 15 Select Bibliography Chapter 16 Index","brand":"University Press of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037845848407,"sku":"9780761846116","price":36.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780761846116.jpg?v=1750937804","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rhetoric-and-centers-of-power-in-the-grecoroman-world-from-homer-to-the-fall-of-rome-9780761846116","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}