{"product_id":"9781405117722","title":"Rhetoric An Historical Introduction","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRhetoric\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Historical Introduction\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWendy Olmsted\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Rhetoric\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis introduction to the art of rhetoric analyzes rhetorical concepts, problems, and methods and teaches practical inquiry through a series of classic rhetorical texts.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn introduction to the art of rhetoric for those who are unacquainted with it and an argument about invention and tradition suitable for specialists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTexts range from Cicero's \u003ci\u003eDe oratore\u003c\/i\u003e and Augustine's \u003ci\u003eOn Christian Doctrine\u003c\/i\u003e to Jane Austen's \u003ci\u003ePersuasion\u003c\/i\u003e and Stephen Greenblatt's \u003ci\u003eMarvellous Possessions\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTexts serve simultaneously as works of persuasion and considerations of how rhetoric works\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEngages readers in using rhetoric to deliberate about challenging issues.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eWendy Olmsted\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in the New Collegiate Division and in the Humanities Division at the University of Chicago as well as Associated Faculty Member in the Department of Classics (PAMW). Her previous publications include \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Rhetoric and Rhetorical Criticism,\u003c\/i\u003e co-edited with Walter Jost (Blackwell Publishing, 2004) and \u003ci\u003eRhetorical Invention and Religious Inquiry\u003c\/i\u003e, co-edited with Walter Jost (Yale University Press, 2000).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 July 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405117722\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e192\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44384519258252,"sku":"9781405117722","price":127.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405117722_9abf1a18-e40f-4010-b25c-27a76ca1e206.jpg?v=1780173819","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405117722","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}