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T1  - Classical rhetoric in English, 1650-1800 : a critical anthology
T2  - International studies in the history of rhetoric
A1  - Smith, Tania S., kirjoittaja
LA  - eng
PP  - Leiden ; Boston
PB  - Brill
YR  - 2020
UL  - https://kansalliskirjasto.finna.fi/Record/fikka.5474136
AB  - "Classical Rhetoric in English, 1650-1800 features English translations of the era's most cherished Greek and Roman orators, rhetorical philosophers, and rhetorical critics. The publication history reveals how a distinctive British canon emerged from selected works by Plato, Isocrates, Demosthenes, Aristotle, Theophrastus, Cicero, Seneca, Quintilian, Tacitus and Longinus. Works by these ten authors, especially Cicero and Longinus, were widely disseminated, becoming key texts in the formation of British rhetorical culture. At the core of the volume, annotated selections offer the twenty-first century reader a sampling of these classical rhetorical works in translation. The glossary of rhetorical criticism elucidates the now archaic meanings of words that enabled citizens to communicate their moral and rhetorical taste"--
SN  - 978-90-04-44228-3 sidottu
KW  - Rhetoric, Ancient.
KW  - Rhetoric, Ancient : History.
KW  - English language : Rhetoric : History : 18th century.
KW  - Translating and interpreting : England : History : 18th century.
KW  - Greek language : Translating into English : History.
KW  - Latin language : Translating into English : History.
KW  - Classical languages : Influence on English.
ER  -