Roman Rhetoric: Revolution and the Greek Influence

Revised and Expanded Edition Richard Leo Enos Lauer Series in Rhetoric and Composition Edited by Thomas Rickert and Jennifer Bay Information and Pricing 978-1-60235-079-3 (paperback, $30.00); 978-1-60235-080-9 (hardcover; $60.00); 978-1-60235-081-6 (PDF, $19.99), 240 pages, with illustrations, maps, bibliographies, and index. © 2008 by Parlor Press Bookstores: Order by fax, mail, or phone. See our "Sales and Ordering Page" for details. About This Book 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 from Athenian rhetoric, their own rhetoric was also influenced by later Greek and no