Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student

by Robert J. Connors, Edward P.J. Corbett

ISBN0195115422 / 9780195115420 / 0-19-511542-2
PublisherOxford Univ Pr
LanguageEnglish
EditionHardcover
List price$68.95

Book summary

Now in a new edition, this standard work in its field discusses the three vital parts of classical rhetoric--argument, arrangement, and style--bringing these elements to life and demonstrating through numerous examples their effective application in yesterday's and today's writing. This new edition features a new chapter on progymnasta (classical composition exercises), an updated survey of the history of rhetoric, and an updated section on "External Aids to Invention". [via]

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