Description
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.
Table of Contents
ContentsList of ContributorsTimelineIntroductionMichael J. MacDonaldPart I: Ancient Greek Rhetoric1. The Development of Greek RhetoricEdward Schiappa2. Rhetoric and LawMichael Gagarin3. Rhetoric and PoliticsEdward Harris4. Rhetoric and HistoriographyChris Carey5. Rhetoric and PedagogyMalcolm Heath6. Rhetoric and PoeticsJeffrey Walker7. Rhetoric and TragedyPaul Woodruff8. Rhetoric and Old ComedyDaphne O'Regan9. Plato's Rhetoric in Theory and PracticeHarvey Yunis10. Aristotle's Rhetoric in Theory and PracticeEugene Garver11. Rhetoric and SophisticsBarbara CassinPart II: Ancient Roman Rhetoric12. The Development of Roman RhetoricWilliam J. Dominik13. Rhetoric and LawRichard Leo Enos14. Rhetoric and PoliticsJoy Connolly15. Rhetoric and HistoriographyRhiannon Ash16. Rhetoric and PedagogyCatherine Steel17. Rhetoric and Stoic PhilosophyShadi Bartsch18. Rhetoric and EpicJon Hall19. Rhetoric and Lyric AddressJonathan Culler20. Rhetoric and the Greco-Roman Second SophisticLaurent Pernot21. Rhetoric and DeclamationErik Gunderson22. Rhetoric and FictionRuth Webb23. Rhetoric, Music, and the ArtsThomas Habinek24. Augustine's Rhetoric in Theory and PracticeCatherine ConybearePart III: Medieval Rhetoric25. The Development of Medieval RhetoricJohn O. Ward26. Rhetoric and PoliticsVirginia Cox27. Rhetoric and Literary CriticismRita Copeland28. Rhetoric and PoeticsJill Ross29. Rhetoric and ComedyJody EndersPart IV: Renaissance Rhetoric30. Rhetoric and HumanismHeinrich Plett31. Rhetoric and PoliticsWayne A. Rebhorn32. Rhetoric and LawLorna Hutson33. Rhetoric and PedagogyPeter Mack34. Rhetoric and ScienceJean Dietz Moss35. Rhetoric and PoeticsArthur F. Kinney36. Rhetoric and TheaterRuss McDonald37. Rhetoric and the Visual ArtsCaroline van EckPart V: Early Modern and Enlightenment Rhetoric38. Rhetoric and PoliticsAngus Gowland39. Rhetoric and Gender in British LiteratureLynn Enterline40. Rhetoric and ArchitectureRobert Kirkbride41. Origins of British Enlightenment RhetoricArthur Walzer42. Rhetoric and PhilosophyAdam Potkay43. Rhetoric and SciencePeter Walmsley44. The Elocutionary Movement in BritainPaul GoringPart VI: Modern and Contemporary Rhetoric45. Rhetoric and Feminism in the Nineteenth-Century United StatesAngela G. Ray46. Rhetoric and FeminismCheryl Glenn and Andrea A. Lunsford47. Rhetoric and Race in the United StatesJacqueline Jones Royster48. Rhetoric and LawPeter Goodrich49. Rhetoric and Political TheoryAndrew Norris50. Rhetoric and Presidential PoliticsKarlyn Kohrs Campbell and Kathleen Hall Jamieson51. Rhetoric and New Testament StudiesStanley E. Porter52. Rhetoric and ArgumentationFrans H. van Eemeren53. Rhetoric and SemioticsTheo van Leeuwen54. Rhetoric and PsychoanalysisGilbert Chaitin55. Rhetoric and DeconstructionPaul Allen Miller56. Rhetoric, Design, CompositionDavid Kaufer and Danielle Wetzel57. Rhetoric and Social EpistemologyLorraine Code58. Rhetoric and EnvironmentAndrew McMurry59. Rhetoric and ScienceRichard Doyle60. Rhetoric and Digital MediaIan Bogost and Elizabeth LoshGlossaryIndex
