Coming to terms with the rhetorical arts of antiquity necessarily illuminates our own ideas of public discourse and the habits of speech to which they have led. Tacitus wrote the Dialogus at a time (ca. 100 CE) when intense scrutiny of the history, the definitions, and the immed…
This is not a book on rhetoric in any narrow sense, but rather concerns its general ambiance and also some of its quite specific manifestations. The thirteen chapters that comprise the book move chronologically from the Renaissance up to the present time. Chapter 2 shows the con…
A guide to speech-writing includes information on outlining and organizing, beginning with a bang, making use of action verbs and vivid nouns, and handling questions from the audience. Includes excerpts from some of history's most memorable speeches.
