A Synoptic History of Classical Rhetoric [Hardcover]

Continuing its tradition of providing students with a thorough review of ancient Greek and Roman rhetorical theory and practices, A Synoptic History of Classical Rhetoric is the premier text for undergraduate courses and graduate seminars in the history of rhetoric. Offering vivid examples of each classical rhetor, rhetorical period, and source text, students are led to understand rhetoric's role in the exchange of knowledge and ideas. Completely updated throughout, Part I of this new edition integrates new research and expanded footnotes and bibliographies for students to develop their own scholarship. Part II offers eight classical texts for reading, study, and criticism, and includes discussion questions and keys to the text in Part I.

Introduction: Voices
About the Authors

Part One: Theories of Rhetoric

1 The Origins of Rhetoric in the Democracy of Ancient Greece

2 Rhetorical Consciousness and the Rise of the Sophists

3 Aristotles Rhetorical Theory, with a Synopsis of His Rhetoric

4 From Greek to Roman Rhetoric, with Synopses of Three pragmatic Handbooks

5 The Rhetorical Theory of the Mature Cicero, with Synopses of His Major Rhetorical Works

6 Quintilians Place in Roman Rhetorical and Educational Theory, with a Synopsis of His Institutio oratoria

7 Epilogue: What Happened Next?

Part Two: Orations for Pleasure and Practice

Seven Classical Texts for Reading, Study, and Discussion

Pericles, The Funeral Oration

Lysias, On the Refusal of a Pension to the Invalid

Socrates, The Apology of Socrates