The Oxford Handbook of Rhetorical Studies

Name: The Oxford Handbook of Rhetorical Studies
Brand: Oxford University Press Inc
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Michael MacDonald(Editor)

Oxford University Press Inc

Published on 16. November 2017

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848 pages

978-0-19-973159-6 (ISBN)

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One of the most remarkable trends in the humanities and social sciences in recent decades has been the resurgence of interest in the history, theory, and practice of rhetoric: in an age of global media networks and viral communication, rhetoric is once again "contagious" and "communicable" (Friedrich Nietzsche). Featuring sixty commissioned chapters by eminent scholars of rhetoric from twelve countries, The Oxford Handbook of Rhetorical Studies offers students and teachers an engaging and sophisticated introduction to the multidisciplinary field of rhetorical studies.

The Handbook traces the history of Western rhetoric from ancient Greece and Rome to the present and surveys the role of rhetoric in more than thirty academic disciplines and fields of social practice. This combination of historical and topical approaches allows readers to chart the metamorphoses of rhetoric over the centuries while mapping the connections between rhetoric and law, politics, science, education, literature, feminism, poetry, composition, philosophy, drama, criticism, digital media, art, semiotics, architecture, and other fields. Chapters provide the information expected of a handbook -- discussion of key concepts, texts, authors, problems, and critical debates -- while also posing challenging questions and advancing new arguments.

In addition to offering an accessible and comprehensive introduction to rhetoric in the European and North American context, the Handbook includes a timeline of major works of rhetorical theory, translations of all Greek and Latin passages, extensive cross-referencing between chapters, and a glossary of more than three hundred rhetorical terms. These features will make this volume a valuable scholarly resource for students and teachers in rhetoric, English, classics, comparative literature, media studies, communication, and adjacent fields. As a whole, the Handbook demonstrates that rhetoric is not merely a form of stylish communication but a pragmatic, inventive, and critical art that operates in myriad social contexts and academic disciplines.

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The book offers a refreshing read for each aspect and period. The list of contributors include trail blazers in rhetorical studies in North America and Europe. For any undergraduate, postgraduate, or individual with general knowledge of the humanities and allied disciplines, or even for the curious scholar, this book will prove most useful. * Segun Ige, Howard University, Bryn Mawr Classical Review * It would be a mistake to regard this volume as merely a statement on the state of scholarship in rhetoric. Although it does perform this function, its chief virtues lie in its spaciousness and reliability. Every student of rhetoric can only stand to benefit from it. * The Classical Review * I was very excited to get my hands on what was promising to be a magnificent and extremely helpful Handbook of Rhetorical Studies, and my expectations were matched--and exceeded!... This book easily fulfils its stated goals and represents a very valuable resource. * Ivana and Andrej Petrovic, Greece & Rome * It will be emphatically worth incorporating, or seeking out, in a library - not least for the ramifications in rhetorical studies that the Handbook reveals. * Classics for All *

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Contents
List of Contributors
Timeline
Introduction
Michael J. MacDonald
Part I: Ancient Greek Rhetoric
1. The Development of Greek Rhetoric
Edward Schiappa
2. Rhetoric and Law
Michael Gagarin
3. Rhetoric and Politics
Edward Harris
4. Rhetoric and Historiography
Chris Carey
5. Rhetoric and Pedagogy
Malcolm Heath
6. Rhetoric and Poetics
Jeffrey Walker
7. Rhetoric and Tragedy
Paul Woodruff
8. Rhetoric and Old Comedy
Daphne O'Regan
9. Plato's Rhetoric in Theory and Practice
Harvey Yunis
10. Aristotle's Rhetoric in Theory and Practice
Eugene Garver
11. Rhetoric and Sophistics
Barbara Cassin
Part II: Ancient Roman Rhetoric
12. The Development of Roman Rhetoric
William J. Dominik
13. Rhetoric and Law
Richard Leo Enos
14. Rhetoric and Politics
Joy Connolly
15. Rhetoric and Historiography
Rhiannon Ash
16. Rhetoric and Pedagogy
Catherine Steel
17. Rhetoric and Stoic Philosophy
Shadi Bartsch
18. Rhetoric and Epic
Jon Hall
19. Rhetoric and Lyric Address
Jonathan Culler
20. Rhetoric and the Greco-Roman Second Sophistic
Laurent Pernot
21. Rhetoric and Declamation
Erik Gunderson
22. Rhetoric and Fiction
Ruth Webb
23. Rhetoric, Music, and the Arts
Thomas Habinek
24. Augustine's Rhetoric in Theory and Practice
Catherine Conybeare
Part III: Medieval Rhetoric
25. The Development of Medieval Rhetoric
John O. Ward
26. Rhetoric and Politics
Virginia Cox
27. Rhetoric and Literary Criticism
Rita Copeland
28. Rhetoric and Poetics
Jill Ross
29. Rhetoric and Comedy
Jody Enders
Part IV: Renaissance Rhetoric
30. Rhetoric and Humanism
Heinrich Plett
31. Rhetoric and Politics
Wayne A. Rebhorn
32. Rhetoric and Law
Lorna Hutson
33. Rhetoric and Pedagogy
Peter Mack
34. Rhetoric and Science
Jean Dietz Moss
35. Rhetoric and Poetics
Arthur F. Kinney
36. Rhetoric and Theater
Russ McDonald
37. Rhetoric and the Visual Arts
Caroline van Eck
Part V: Early Modern and Enlightenment Rhetoric
38. Rhetoric and Politics
Angus Gowland
39. Rhetoric and Gender in British Literature
Lynn Enterline
40. Rhetoric and Architecture
Robert Kirkbride
41. Origins of British Enlightenment Rhetoric
Arthur Walzer
42. Rhetoric and Philosophy
Adam Potkay
43. Rhetoric and Science
Peter Walmsley
44. The Elocutionary Movement in Britain
Paul Goring
Part VI: Modern and Contemporary Rhetoric
45. Rhetoric and Feminism in the Nineteenth-Century United States
Angela G. Ray
46. Rhetoric and Feminism
Cheryl Glenn and Andrea A. Lunsford
47. Rhetoric and Race in the United States
Jacqueline Jones Royster
48. Rhetoric and Law
Peter Goodrich
49. Rhetoric and Political Theory
Andrew Norris
50. Rhetoric and Presidential Politics
Karlyn Kohrs Campbell and Kathleen Hall Jamieson
51. Rhetoric and New Testament Studies
Stanley E. Porter
52. Rhetoric and Argumentation
Frans H. van Eemeren
53. Rhetoric and Semiotics
Theo van Leeuwen
54. Rhetoric and Psychoanalysis
Gilbert Chaitin
55. Rhetoric and Deconstruction
Paul Allen Miller
56. Rhetoric, Design, Composition
David Kaufer and Danielle Wetzel
57. Rhetoric and Social Epistemology
Lorraine Code
58. Rhetoric and Environment
Andrew McMurry
59. Rhetoric and Science
Richard Doyle
60. Rhetoric and Digital Media
Ian Bogost and Elizabeth Losh
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