Readings in Medieval Rhetoric

Thomas W. Benson

ISBN 10: 025334879X / ISBN 13: 9780253348791

Published by Indiana University Press Jan 1974, 1974

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Neuware - This authoritative anthology will put to rest the general impression that traditional rhetoric had little impact during the years between the death of St. Augustine and Bracciolini's rediscovery of Quintilian. Although little was added to the corpus of material called rhetoric, this discipline nonetheless played an important part as it was brought to bear on new areas of practical need. By presenting 36 rhetorical treatises-many translated into English for the first time-from nearly every century of the period 430 to 1416 A.D., the editors make clear the diversity of interest as well as the continuity of approach that marked the rhetoric of the Middle Ages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Readings in Medieval Rhetoric
• Publisher: Indiana University Press Jan 1974
• Publication Date: 1974
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 025334879X
• ISBN 13: 9780253348791
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 203W x 133H x 18D millimeters 203 millimeters width by 133 millimeters height by 18 millimeters depth
• Weight: 367 grams

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This authoritative anthology will put to rest the general impression that traditional rhetoric had little impact during the years between the death of St. Augustine and Bracciolini's rediscovery of Quintilian. Although little was added to the corpus of material called rhetoric, this discipline nonetheless played an important part as it was brought to bear on new areas of practical need. By presenting 36 rhetorical treatises―many translated into English for the first time―from nearly every century of the period 430 to 1416 A.D., the editors make clear the diversity of interest as well as the continuity of approach that marked the rhetoric of the Middle Ages.