J WILLIAM DOMINIK

Gebundenes Buch

A Companion to Roman Rhetoric

Beschreibung

This authoritative Companion of specially commissioned studies, 31 scholars from nine countries have combined to produce a survey of Roman rhetoric that explores its wide-ranging cultural importance. The contributors include not only internationally recognized figures with established reputations in the field of Roman rhetoric but also emerging scholars with fresh perspectives on the discipline. Among the topics covered by A Companion to Roman Rhetoric are the evolution of Roman rhetoric from its origins to the Renaissance; rhetoric's role in education and acculturation; the seminal importance of rhetoric in statesmanship and politics; the relationship between rhetoric and social identity; the philosophical and theoretical underpinnings of rhetoric; the dynamics of rhetoric performance; and rhetoric's interaction with the major genres and figures of Roman literature. This Companion will be valuable to a wide readership including undergraduates, graduate students, and scholars in Roman culture, as well as scholars in adjacent disciplines seeking an accessible introduction to Roman rhetoric. All Greek and Latin passages are translated. The volume complements A Companion to Greek Rhetoric published in the Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World series.

Autor

William Dominik is Professor of Classics at the University of Otago. He is a contributor to A Companion to Ancient Epic (2005) and A Companion to the Classical Tradition (2006). He has also published numerous books, chapters, and articles on Roman literature and other topics. Jon Hall is Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Otago. He is the author of numerous articles and chapters on Cicero's oratory and rhetorical treatises. He has also completed a book on Cicero's correspondence.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 544
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Januar 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 252mm x 180mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 1111g
• ISBN-13: 9781405120913
• ISBN-10: 1405120916
• Artikelnr.: 22466363

Rezensionen

"Dominik and Hall have produced a solid, well-structured andaccessible piece of work, which not only provides an excellentstarting point to newcomers, but also contains a number of originalcontributions that will be of interest to more advanced scholars."(Scholia Reviews, June 2010)

"This Blackwell Companion successfully communicates theefflorescence of Roman rhetorical practices and the centrality ofrhetoric in Roman thought." (Classical World, June2009)

"The historical and generic range of these 32 scholarly essaysstrikingly reflects how rhetoric pervaded Roman literature....Students at all levels will benefit from reading these essays."(Classical Review. 2008)

"Students at all levels will benefit from reading

theseessays, both for their intrinsic scholarship and for the guidancethey give, through copious bibliographical reference, towardsfurther research...an important contribution toBlackwell's catalogue of classical titles." (TheClassical Review, Vol 58 No. 1 2008)

"Dominik and Hall's [book] will be welcomed by thoseseeking capable introductions to the areas it treats. Through anarray of open-minded contributions [it] usefully introduces themain scholarly issues in Roman rhetoric and oratory, outlining howfar the field has come and the opportunities and complications thatlie ahead." (Bryn Mawr Classical Review)

"A significant major contribution that adds furtherprestige to a very major series." (ReferenceReviews)

"A short review cannot begin to do justice to the immense rangeof material covered here ... This excellent Companionwill tell most readers all they need to know about Roman rhetoric."(Journal of Classics Teaching)

"This welcome addition ... fills a void long empty inclassical scholarship ... .Every library, if not every Classicsdepartment, should own a copy." (New England ClassicalJournal)