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[ SOLD OUT ] GUNDERSON, Erik, (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Rhetoric. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2009. 368p. Paperback.This Companion provides a comprehensive overview of rhetorical theory and practice in Graeco-Roma world, from Homer to early Christianity. Examines ancient rhetoric in the context of its social and cultural environment. A.o.: N. WORMAN: Fighting words: status, stature, and verbal contest in archaic poetry (pp.27-43); C. STEEL: Devisions of speech (pp.77-92); J. PORTNER: Rhetoric, aesthetics, and the voice (pp.92--109); J. CONNOLLY: The politics of rhetorical education (pp.126-145); J. HESK: Types of oratory (pp.145-162); P. MACK: Rediscovery of classical rhetoric (pp.261-278). (New) (approx. delivery time: undeliverable) ISBN: 9780521677868