Rhetorical Renaissance: The Mistress Art and Her Masterworks

by Kathy Eden

Kathy Eden reveals the unexplored classical rhetorical theory at the heart of iconic Renaissance literary works.

Kathy Eden explores the intersection of early modern literary theory and practice. She considers the rebirth of the rhetorical art-resulting from the rediscovery of complete manuscripts of high-profile ancient texts about rhetoric by Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Quintilian, and Tacitus, all unavailable before the early fifteenth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226821269
• ISBN13: 9780226821269
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"