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"A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year"
"That Tyrant, Persuasion. . . breaks new ground by tracing the influence of rhetoric on public life. . . . drawing on vast erudition, Lendon writes beautifully. He deserves to be widely read."---Brian Vickers, Times Literary Supplement
"A delightful and stimulating book. . . . A crisp and propulsive read."---Catherine Steel, Sehepunkte
"Witty and frank."---Christopher Farnese, New England Classical Review
"A scholarly, balanced, and stimulating study."---R. T. Ingoglia, Choice

That Tyrant Persuasion

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    Publisher: Princeton University Press
    Publication Date: 01/03/2022
    ISBN13: 9780691221007, 978-0691221007
    ISBN10: 0691221006
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    Speeches Literary studies: ancient, classical

    Description

    Book Synopsis


    Trade Review
    "A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year"
    "That Tyrant, Persuasion. . . breaks new ground by tracing the influence of rhetoric on public life. . . . drawing on vast erudition, Lendon writes beautifully. He deserves to be widely read."---Brian Vickers, Times Literary Supplement
    "A delightful and stimulating book. . . . A crisp and propulsive read."---Catherine Steel, Sehepunkte
    "Witty and frank."---Christopher Farnese, New England Classical Review
    "A scholarly, balanced, and stimulating study."---R. T. Ingoglia, Choice

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