Rhetoric and Philosophy in Renaissance Humanism

by Jerrold E. Seigel

The combination of rhetoric and philosophy appeared in the ancient world through Cicero, and revived as an ideal in the Renaissance. By a careful and precise analysis of the views of four major humanists-Petrarch, Salutati, Bruni, and Valla--Professor Seigel seeks to establish that they were first of all professional rhetoricians, completely committed to the relation between philosophy and rhetoric. He then explores the broader problem of the "external...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691622442
• ISBN13: 9780691622446
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"