This book examines rhetoric's early development in the classical era, its triumph during the Renaissance, and its subsequent decline, while asserting its place in the work of modern writers and literary theorists such as Joyce, Orwell, Jakobson, and de Man.
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This book examines rhetoric's early development in the classical era, its triumph during the Renaissance, and its subsequent decline, while asserting its place in the work of modern writers and literary theorists such as Joyce, Orwell, Jakobson, and de Man.
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Add this copy of In Defence of Rhetoric / Brian Vickers to cart. $73.00, like new condition, Sold by MW Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, G, IRELAND, published 1998 by Oxford: Clarendon.
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Physical description; xi, 508 pages: illustrations. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; An Outline of Classical Rhetoric--Rhetoric and Life--The Major Texts--The Main Processes of Rhetoric--The Three Genres--The Stages of Composition--The Parts of a Speech--The Orator's Three Duties--The Three Styles--Plato's Attack on Rhetoric--Territorial Disputes: Philosophy versus Rhetoric--Responses to Plato--The Triumph of Rhetoric--The Revenge of Philosophy--Medieval Fragmentation--Renaissance Reintegration--The Expressive Function of Rhetorical Figures--Rhetoric and the Sister Arts--Rhetoric in the Modern Novel--Epilogue: The Future of Rhetoric. Subjects; Plato. Rhetoric. Rhetoric History and criticism. Oratory. Oral communication. Written communication. Rhetorical criticism. Rhetoric (oratory) Literature. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.
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Very Good. Crisp, clean pages; no owners' marks; square, uncreased spine; soft cover shows a short, light fold across the top right front corner and a touch of shelfwear around spine ends and corners, otherwise well-kept. xvii, 508pp. incl. index.
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Good+ Light wear to the cover. Binding firm. Some neat highlighting to the preface and first chapter; otherwise the text is clean, crisp, and unmarked.; 2.99 X 14 X 21.6 centimeters; 528 pages.
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Good in No D/J jacket. Size: 5x1x1; N.B. Lacks ffep. Some spotting to pages. Previous owners stamp to inside front cover. Laminated boards, no D/J. Small dent to top edge of rear board.
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Binding tight, pages unmarked. Shelfworn, some lifting on corners and edges. Small tear on spine cover. Text block in good condition. Your purchase benefits world-wide relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee.
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