Roman Rhetoric: Revolution and the Greek Influence

by Richard Enos

Greek and Roman traditions dominate classical rhetoric. Conventional historical accounts characterize Roman rhetoric as an appropriation and modification of Greek rhetoric, particularly the rhetoric that flourished in fifth and fourth centuries BCE Athens. However, the origins, nature and endurance of this Greco-Roman relationship have not been thoroughly explained. ROMAN RHETORIC: REVOLUTION AND THE GREEK INFLUENCE reveals that while Romans did benefit...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1602350809
• ISBN13: 9781602350809
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Parlor Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"