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One of the most remarkable trends in the humanities and social sciences in recent decades has been the resurgence of interest in the history, theory, and practice of rhetoric: in an age of global media networks and viral communication, rhetoric is once again "contagious" and "communicable" (Friedrich Nietzsche). Featuring sixty commissioned chapters by eminent scholars of rhetoric from twelve countries, The Oxford Handbook of Rhetorical Studies offers students and teachers an engaging and sophisticated introduction to the multidisciplinary field of rhetorical studies. The Handbook traces the history of Western rhetoric from ancient Greece and Rome to the present and surveys the role of rhetoric in more than thirty academic disciplines and fields of social practice. This combination of historical and topical approaches allows readers to chart the metamorphoses of rhetoric over the centuries while mapping the connections between rhetoric and law, politics, science, education, literature, feminism, poetry, composition, philosophy, drama, criticism, digital media, art, semiotics, architecture, and other fields. Chapters provide the information expected of a handbook-discussion of key concepts, texts, authors, problems, and critical debates-while also posing challenging questions and advancing new arguments. In addition to offering an accessible and comprehensive introduction to rhetoric in the European and North American context, the Handbook includes a timeline of major works of rhetorical theory, translations of all Greek and Latin passages, extensive cross-referencing between chapters, and a glossary of more than three hundred rhetorical terms. These features will make this volume a valuable scholarly resource for students and teachers in rhetoric, English, classics, comparative literature, media studies, communication, and adjacent fields. As a whole, the Handbook demonstrates that rhetoric is not merely a form of stylish communication but a pragmatic, inventive, and critical art that operates in myriad social contexts and academic disciplines.… (més)
Michael Macdonald is very clear in his aims: ‘to provide a history and theory of rhetoric and to explore new developments’ (p. 2). The book contains 60 chapters in total as well as a glossary and an index, both of which are very comprehensive. The book is divided into six parts with very interesting chapters from well-established scholars. Part I features Ancient Greek Rhetoric pp. 33-156; Part II Ancient Roman Rhetoric (pp. 169-311); Part III: Medieval Rhetoric (pp. 315-74); Part IV Renaissance Rhetoric, (pp. 377-474); Part V: Early Modern and Enlightenment Rhetoric (pp. 477-568); and lastly, Part VI: Modern and Contemporary Rhetoric (pp. 572-771). Glossary (pp. 773-92) and Index (pp. 793-819) follow.
The wide array of disciplines, particularly in the last section of the book, accommodates new rhetorical discourse formations like feminism, presidential rhetoric, rhetoric and science, and digital media. However, some noteworthy omissions include new forms of rhetorical practices such as professional speakers associations, which mirror the ancient sophistic practices that Plato vehemently decries; the rhetoric of economics, which has continued to gain traction and diplomatic rhetoric, given its significance in contemporary global politics.
One of the most remarkable trends in the humanities and social sciences in recent decades has been the resurgence of interest in the history, theory, and practice of rhetoric: in an age of global media networks and viral communication, rhetoric is once again "contagious" and "communicable" (Friedrich Nietzsche). Featuring sixty commissioned chapters by eminent scholars of rhetoric from twelve countries, The Oxford Handbook of Rhetorical Studies offers students and teachers an engaging and sophisticated introduction to the multidisciplinary field of rhetorical studies. The Handbook traces the history of Western rhetoric from ancient Greece and Rome to the present and surveys the role of rhetoric in more than thirty academic disciplines and fields of social practice. This combination of historical and topical approaches allows readers to chart the metamorphoses of rhetoric over the centuries while mapping the connections between rhetoric and law, politics, science, education, literature, feminism, poetry, composition, philosophy, drama, criticism, digital media, art, semiotics, architecture, and other fields. Chapters provide the information expected of a handbook-discussion of key concepts, texts, authors, problems, and critical debates-while also posing challenging questions and advancing new arguments. In addition to offering an accessible and comprehensive introduction to rhetoric in the European and North American context, the Handbook includes a timeline of major works of rhetorical theory, translations of all Greek and Latin passages, extensive cross-referencing between chapters, and a glossary of more than three hundred rhetorical terms. These features will make this volume a valuable scholarly resource for students and teachers in rhetoric, English, classics, comparative literature, media studies, communication, and adjacent fields. As a whole, the Handbook demonstrates that rhetoric is not merely a form of stylish communication but a pragmatic, inventive, and critical art that operates in myriad social contexts and academic disciplines.
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The wide array of disciplines, particularly in the last section of the book, accommodates new rhetorical discourse formations like feminism, presidential rhetoric, rhetoric and science, and digital media. However, some noteworthy omissions include new forms of rhetorical practices such as professional speakers associations, which mirror the ancient sophistic practices that Plato vehemently decries; the rhetoric of economics, which has continued to gain traction and diplomatic rhetoric, given its significance in contemporary global politics.