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A Handlist of Rhetorical Terms

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A Handlist of Rhetorical Terms is a comprehensive reference detailing almost 1,000 rhetorical terms from classical Greece to modern scholarship. This second edition offers a revised and accessible alphabetical listing, enhanced cross-references, expanded entries with examples, and a redesigned layout. It serves as an essential resource for students of Western literature and rhetoric to understand and utilise classical Greek and Latin terms effectively.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for literature and rhetoric students, academics, and writers seeking a thorough, user-friendly guide to rhetorical terminology.

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With a combination of alphabetical and descriptive lists, this title provides all the rhetorical terms - mostly Greek and Latin - that students of Western literature and rhetoric are likely to come across in their reading or will find useful in their writing. It offers a revised system of cross-references between terms.

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With a unique combination of alphabetical and descriptive lists, A Handlist of Rhetorical Terms provides in one convenient, accessible volume all the rhetorical terms—mostly Greek and Latin—that students of Western literature and rhetoric are likely to come across in their reading or will find useful in their writing.

The Second Edition of this widely used work offers new features that will make it even more useful:

  • A completely revised alphabetical listing that defines nearly 1,000 terms used by scholars of formal rhetoric from classical Greece to the present day
  • A revised system of cross-references between terms
  • Many new examples and new, extended entries for central terms
  • A revised Terms-by-Type listing to identify unknown terms
  • A new typographical design for easier access

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780520273689

Publisher: University of California Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 November 2012

Country: United States

Imprint: University of California Press

Edition: 2nd edition

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 318g

Pages: 205

About the Author

Richard A. Lanham is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of California, Los Angeles, and President of Rhetorica, Inc., in Los Angeles.

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