A Guide to Classical Rhetoric

This is a comprehensive review of ancient Greek and Roman ideas about all kinds of speaking and writing. It covers more than fifty rhetorical treatises, teaching manuals, handbooks, and student guides, over a thousand-year period from the golden age of Athens to the end of the Western Roman Empire. It contains highly detailed, descriptive summaries of all the important authorities and works from Greek and Latin, including works as yet untranslated into English. Key Greek and Latin terms are parenthetically indicated throughout all the entries, and a comprehensive index provides cross-references to all the important concepts and topics.