There has recently been a great deal of scholarship on the origins of rhetoric, as well as on important 4th-century figures, such as Isocrates and Alcidamas. Th
Each paper explores the influences on different parts of Peripatetic rhetoric, its discussion of character, emotion, reason, and style, its relationships with o
Interest in ancient rhetoric and its relevance to modern society has increased dramatically over recent decades. In North America, departments of speech and com
Presents new insights into the influence of the Peripatetics on Greece and Rome, Syrian and Arabic speakers, Medieval and Renaissance Europe, and the modern int
A detailed comparative analysis of speaker-audience interactions in Greek historiography, Josephus, and Acts that examines historians’ use of speeches as a me