A Companion to Roman Rhetoric

A Companion to Roman Rhetoric introduces the reader to the wide-ranging importance of rhetoric in Roman culture. A guide to Roman rhetoric from its origins to the Renaissance and beyondComprises 32 original essays by leading international scholarsExplores major figures Cicero and Quintilian in-depthCovers a broad range of topics such as rhetoric and politics, gender, status, self-identity, education, and literatureProvides suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapterIncludes a glossary of technical terms and an index of proper names and rhetorical concepts