Follows the threads of ancient rhetorical theory into the Middle Ages and examines the distinctly Medieval rhetorical genres of perceptive grammar, letter-writi

This authoritative anthology puts to rest the general impression that traditional rhetoric had little impact during the years between the death of St. Augustine

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Rhetoric is an engine of social discourse and the art charged with generating and swaying emotion. The history of rhetoric provides a continuous structure by wh

The history of medieval rhetoric can be understood only as part of medieval efforts to understand the manifold uses of language.