The Oxford Handbook of Rhetorical Studies (OXFORD HANDBOOKS SERIES)

Featuring roughly sixty specially commissioned essays by an international cast of leading rhetoric experts from North America, Europe, and Great Britain, the Handbook will offer readers a comprehensive topical and historical survey of the theory and practice of rhetoric from ancient Greece and Rome through the Middle Ages and Enlightenment up to the present day. Cover The Oxford Handbook of Rhetorical Studies Copyright Dedication Acknowledgments Contents List of Contributors Timeline Introduction Part I Ancient Greek Rhetoric 1. The Development of Greek Rhetoric 2. Rhetoric and Law 3. Rhetoric and Politics 4. Rhetoric and Historiography 5. Rhetoric and Pedagogy 6. Rhetoric and Poetics 7. Rhetoric and Tragedy 8. Rhetoric and Old Comedy 9. Plato’s Rhetoric in Theory and Practice 10. Aristotle’s Rhetoric in Theory and Practice 11. Rhetoric and Sophistics Part II Ancient Roman Rhetoric 12. The Development of Roman Rhetoric 13. Rhetoric and Law 14. Rhetoric and Politics 15. Rhetoric and Historiography 16. Rhetoric and Pedagogy 17. Rhetoric and Stoic Philosophy 18. Rhetoric and Epic 19. Rhetoric and Lyric Address 20. Rhetoric and the Greco- Roman Second Sophistic 21. Rhetoric and Declamation 22. Rhetoric and Fiction 23. Rhetoric, Music, and the Arts 24. Augustine’s Rhetoric in Theory and Practice Part III Medieval Rhetoric 25. The Development of Medieval Rhetoric 26. Rhetoric and Politics 27. Rhetoric and Literary Criticism 28. Rhetoric and Poetics 29. Rhetoric and Comedy Part IV Renaissance Rhetoric 30. Rhetoric and Humanism 31. Rhetoric and Politics 32. Rhetoric and Law 33. Rhetoric and Pedagogy 34. Rhetoric and Science 35. Rhetoric and Poetics 36. Rhetoric and Theater 37. Rhetoric and the Visual Arts Part V Early Modern an Enlightenment Rhetoric 38. Rhetoric and Early Modern Politics 39. Rhetoric and Gender in British Literature 40. Rhetoric and Architecture 41. Origins of British Enlightenment Rhetoric 42. Rhetoric and Philosophy 43. Rhetoric and Science 44. The Elocutionary Movement in Britain Part VI Modern and Contemporary Rhetoric 45. Rhetoric and Feminism in the Nineteenth- Century United States 46. Rhetoric and Feminism 47. Rhetoric and Race in the United States 48. Rhetoric and Law 49. Rhetoric and Political Theory 50. Rhetoric and Presidential Politics 51. Rhetoric and New Testament Studies 52. Rhetoric and Argumentation 53. Rhetoric and Semiotics 54. Rhetoric and Psychoanalysis 55. Rhetoric and Deconstruction 56. Rhetoric, Composition, Design 57. Rhetoric and Social Epistemology 58. Rhetoric and Environment 59. Rhetoric and Science 60. Rhetoric and Digital Media Glossary Index One of the most remarkable trends in the humanities and social sciences in recent decades has been the resurgence of interest in the history, theory, and practice of rhetoric: in an age of global media networks and viral communication, rhetoric is once again "contagious" and "communicable" (Friedrich Nietzsche). Featuring sixty commissioned chapters by eminent scholars of rhetoric from twelve countries, The Oxford Handbook of Rhetorical Studies offers students and teachers an engaging and sophisticated introduction to the multidisciplinary field of rhetorical studies. The Handbook traces the history of Western rhetoric from ancient Greece and Rome to the present and surveys the role of rhetoric in more than thirty academic disciplines and fields of social practice. This combination of historical and topical approaches allows readers to chart the metamorphoses of rhetoric over the centuries while mapping the connections between rhetoric and law, politics, science, education, literature, feminism, poetry, composition, philosophy, drama, criticism, digital media, art, semiotics, architecture, and other fields. Chapters provide the information expected of a handbook-discussion of key concepts, texts, authors, problems, and critical debates-while also posing challenging questions and advancing new arguments. In addition to offering an accessible and comprehensive introduction to rhetoric in the European and North American context, the Handbook includes a timeline of major works of rhetorical theory, translations of all Greek and Latin passages, extensive cross-referencing between chapters, and a glossary of more than three hundred rhetorical terms. These features will make this volume a valuable scholarly resource for students and teachers in rhetoric, English, classics, comparative literature, media studies, communication, and adjacent fields. As a whole, the Handbook demonstrates that rhetoric is not merely a form of stylish communication but a pragmatic, inventive, and critical art that operates in myriad social contexts and academic disciplines. One of the most remarkable trends in the humanities and social sciences in recent decades has been the resurgence of interest in the history, theory, and practice of rhetoric: in an age of global media networks and viral communication, rhetoric is once again "contagious" and "communicable" (Friedrich Nietzsche). Featuring 60 commissioned chapters by eminent rhetoric scholars from 12 countries, The Oxford Handbook of Rhetorical Studies offers students and teachers an engaging but sophisticated one-volume introduction to the multidisciplinary field of rhetorical studies. The Handbook traces the history of Western rhetoric from ancient Greece and Rome to the present and surveys the role of rhetoric in more than 30 academic disciplines and fields of social practice. This combination of historical and topical approaches allows readers to chart the metamorphoses of rhetoric over the centuries while mapping the connections between rhetoric and law, politics, science, education, literature, feminism, poetry, composition, critical race theory, philosophy, drama, criticism, deconstruction, digital media, art, semiotics, architecture, and other fields. In addition to offering an accessible and comprehensive introduction to rhetoric in the European and North American context, the Handbook includes an introduction with summaries of all 60 chapters, a timeline of major works of rhetorical theory, translations of all passages in Greek and Latin, and a glossary of more than 300 rhetorical terms. Taken together, the chapters in this volume demonstrate that rhetoric is not merely an art of stylish communication but a pragmatic, inventive, and critical art that operates in myriad social contexts and academic disciplines First Comprehensive Overview Of The Theory And Practice Of Rhetoric Across The Disciplines From Antiquity To The Twentieth Century. Offers Sixty Commissioned Chapters By Worldwide Leading Experts, Well As Coverage Of More Than Thirty Academic Disciplines And Cultural Fields. Thorough Introduction, Timeline Of Key Works, And Glossary Of Greek And Latin Terms Serve To Illuminate Its Vast Subject Matter For Readers Of All Levels. -- From Jacket. Part 1: Ancient Greek Rhetoric ; Part 2: Ancient Roman Rhetoric ; Part 3: Medieval Rhetoric ; Part 4: Renaissance Rhetoric ; Part 5: Early Modern And Enlightenment Rhetoric ; Part 6: Modern And Contemporary Rhetoric Edited By Michael J. Macdonald. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. 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