a history Smith, Craig R. creator text bibliography ilu Prospect Heights, Ill Waveland Press c2003 2003 2nd ed. monographic eng

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xiii, 458 p. : ill. index; 24 cm. Contents: An introduction to rhetoric -- The emergence of rhetoric in myth and narrative -- The Greek sophistication of rhetoric from Thales to Plato -- Aristotle's rhetoric -- The Roman rhetorical system -- The rise of Christianity and the medieval period -- The renaissance of rhetoric -- Epistemology and the modern rhetorics -- The existential revolt against modernists -- Identification, dialectics, and dramatism -- Context, function, and media -- Postmodern and feminist theoris --|Rhetorical consciousness -- Appendix: A time line of events. Craig R. Smith. Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-439) and index. Rhetoric History Rhetoric Philosophy Rhetoric and psychology PN187 .S58 808/.009 1577661745 2003535466 WIUC - GH 030512 20231009120536.0 13195048