Descriptor
| English | 1 |
| History | 1 |
| Language | 1 |
| Language Role | 1 |
| Language Styles | 1 |
| Literary Devices | 1 |
| Philosophy | 1 |
| Rhetoric | 1 |
| Social Influences | 1 |
| Writing (Composition) | 1 |
Source
| College Composition and… | 1 |
Author
| Payne, Robert O. | 1 |
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Download full textPayne, Robert O. – College Composition and Communication, 1968
Important ideas and events in the history of rhetoric are examined in order to illumine the present situation, especially the problem of defining the concept of rhetoric. From Plato's hostility to rhetoric and Aristotle's epistomological rehabilitation of it to the later ethical emphasis of Cicero and the Medieval Christian rhetoriticians, the…
Descriptors: English, History, Language, Language Role
