Publisher's Synopsis
A Companion to Rhetoric offers the first major survey in two decades of the field of rhetorical studies and of the practice of rhetorical theory and criticism across a range of disciplines.
- Assesses rhetoric's place in the larger intellectual universe.
- Focuses on the practical side of rhetoric, looking at specific works, problems and figures.
- Provides examples of rhetoric from ancient times to the present day.
- Written by leading scholars from a variety of different fields.
