Rhetoric Reclaimed: Aristotle and the Liberal Arts Tradition

by Janet M. Atwill

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Thoroughly embedded in postmodern theory, this book offers a critique of traditional conceptions of the liberal arts, exploring the challenges posed by cultural diversity to the aims and methods of a humanist education. Janet M. Atwill investigates a neglected tradition of rhetoric, exemplified by Protagoras and Isocorates, and preserved in Aristotle's Rhetoric.

This tradition was rooted in the ancient sophistic and platonic conceptions...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0801476054

ISBN13:9780801476051

Release Date:September 2009

Publisher:Cornell University Press

Length:254 Pages

Weight:0.88 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Education Education & Reference Education Theory History Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences Rhetoric Words, Language & Grammar

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