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1. Readings in Classical Rhetoric

   By Thomas W. Benson, Michael H. Prosser

   Rhetoric -- the theory of oral discourse -- affected and indeed pervaded all aspects of classical thought. Bearing the stamp of its impact were the Homeric hymns, the Iliad and the Odyssey, Aeschylus' Eumenides, the great dramatic tragedies, the elegiac and lyric poetry, and the literature of the...

   Published October 31st 1995 by Routledge
2. Landmark Essays on Rhetorical Criticism

   Volume 5

   Edited by Thomas W. Benson

   Series: Landmark Essays Series

   This book is an anthology of landmark essays in rhetorical criticism. In historical usage, a landmark marks a path or a boundary; as a metaphor in social and intellectual history, landmark signifies some act or event that marks a significant achievement or turning point in the progress or decline...

   Published October 31st 1995 by Routledge