Rhetoric in the European Tradition by Thomas Conley

Rhetoric in the European Tradition by Thomas Conley

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A comprehensive, chronological survey of the basic models of rhetoric as they developed from the early Greeks through the twentieth century. The author discusses rhetorical theories and practices in the context of the times of political and intellectual crisis that gave rise to them.

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Rhetoric in the European Tradition by Thomas Conley

Rhetoric in the European Tradition provides a comprehensive, chronological survey of the basic models of rhetoric as they developed from the early Greeks through the twentieth century. Discussing rhetorical theories and practices in the context of the times of political and intellectual crisis that gave rise to them, Thomas M. Conley chooses carefully from a vast pool of rhetorical literature to give voice to those authors who exercised the greatest influence in their own and succeeding generations. This book is valuable as both an introduction for students and a reference and resource for scholars in fields including literature, cultural history, philosophy, and speech and communication studies.
Conley, Thomas: - Thomas M. Conley is professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the author of Rhetoric in the European Tradition, also published by the University of Chicago Press.
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ISBN 13 9780226114897
ISBN 10 0226114899
Title Rhetoric in the European Tradition
Author Thomas Conley
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher The University of Chicago Press
Year published 1994-02-06
Number of pages 336
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