Rhetoric - 9780415314367

Taylor & Francis

RhetoricAuthor(s): Jennifer Richards\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415314367, 978-0415314367\nSynopsis\nRhetoric has shaped our understanding of the nature of language and the purpose of literature for over two millennia. It is of crucial importance in understanding the development of literary history as well as elements of philosophy, politics and culture. The nature and practise of rhetoric was central to Classical, Renaissance and Enlightenment cultures and its relevance continues in our own postmodern world to inspire further debate.\n\nExamining both the practice and theory of this controversial concept, Jennifer Richards explores:\n\nhistorical and contemporary definitions of the term rhetoric\nuses of rhetoric in literature, by authors such as William Shakespeare, Mary Shelley, William Wordsworth, Jane Austen, [url] Yeats and James Joyce\nclassical traditions of rhetoric, as seen in the work of Plato, A.