Empire of Eloquence: The Classical Rhetorical Tradition in Colonial Latin America and the Iberian World

by Stuart M. McManus

The global reach of the Spanish and Portuguese empires prompted a remarkable flourishing of the classical rhetorical tradition in various parts of the early modern world. Empire of Eloquence is the first study to examine this tradition as part of a wider global renaissance in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa, with a particular focus on the Iberian world. Spanning the sixteenth to the early nineteenth centuries, the book argues that the classical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108821731
• ISBN13: 9781108821735
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"