The Oxford Handbook of Rhetorical Studies: (Oxford Handbooks)

One of the most remarkable trends in the humanities and social sciences in recent decades has been the resurgence of interest in the history, theory, and practice of rhetoric: in an age of global media networks and viral communication, rhetoric is once again "contagious" and "communicable" (Friedrich Nietzsche). Featuring sixty commissioned chapters by eminent scholars of rhetoric from twelve countries, The Oxford Handbook of Rhetorical Studies offers students and teachers an engaging and sophisticated introduction to the multidisciplinary field of rhetorical studies. The Handbook traces the history of Western rhetoric from ancient Greece and Rome to the present and surveys the role of rhetoric in more than thirty academic disciplines and fields of social practice. This combination of historical and topical approaches allows readers to chart the metamorphoses of rhetoric over the centuries while mapping the connections between rhetoric and law, politics, science, education, literature, feminism, poetry, composition, philosophy, drama, criticism, digital media, art, semiotics, architecture, and other fields. Chapters provide the information expected of a handbook-discussion of key concepts, texts, authors, problems, and critical debates-while also posing challenging questions and advancing new arguments. In addition to offering an accessible and comprehensive introduction to rhetoric in the European and North American context, the Handbook includes a timeline of major works of rhetorical theory, translations of all Greek and Latin passages, extensive cross-referencing between chapters, and a glossary of more than three hundred rhetorical terms. These features will make this volume a valuable scholarly resource for students and teachers in rhetoric, English, classics, comparative literature, media studies, communication, and adjacent fields. As a whole, the Handbook demonstrates that rhetoric is not merely a form of stylish communication but a pragmatic, inventive, and critical art that operates in myriad social contexts and academic disciplines.

Table of Contents:
Contents List of Contributors Timeline Introduction Michael J. MacDonald Part I: Ancient Greek Rhetoric 1. The Development of Greek Rhetoric Edward Schiappa 2. Rhetoric and Law Michael Gagarin 3. Rhetoric and Politics Edward Harris 4. Rhetoric and Historiography Chris Carey 5. Rhetoric and Pedagogy Malcolm Heath 6. Rhetoric and Poetics Jeffrey Walker 7. Rhetoric and Tragedy Paul Woodruff 8. Rhetoric and Old Comedy Daphne O'Regan 9. Plato's Rhetoric in Theory and Practice Harvey Yunis 10. Aristotle's Rhetoric in Theory and Practice Eugene Garver 11. Rhetoric and Sophistics Barbara Cassin Part II: Ancient Roman Rhetoric 12. The Development of Roman Rhetoric William J. Dominik 13. Rhetoric and Law Richard Leo Enos 14. Rhetoric and Politics Joy Connolly 15. Rhetoric and Historiography Rhiannon Ash 16. Rhetoric and Pedagogy Catherine Steel 17. Rhetoric and Stoic Philosophy Shadi Bartsch 18. Rhetoric and Epic Jon Hall 19. Rhetoric and Lyric Address Jonathan Culler 20. Rhetoric and the Greco-Roman Second Sophistic Laurent Pernot 21. Rhetoric and Declamation Erik Gunderson 22. Rhetoric and Fiction Ruth Webb 23. Rhetoric, Music, and the Arts Thomas Habinek 24. Augustine's Rhetoric in Theory and Practice Catherine Conybeare Part III: Medieval Rhetoric 25. The Development of Medieval Rhetoric John O. Ward 26. Rhetoric and Politics Virginia Cox 27. Rhetoric and Literary Criticism Rita Copeland 28. Rhetoric and Poetics Jill Ross 29. Rhetoric and Comedy Jody Enders Part IV: Renaissance Rhetoric 30. Rhetoric and Humanism Heinrich Plett 31. Rhetoric and Politics Wayne A. Rebhorn 32. Rhetoric and Law Lorna Hutson 33. Rhetoric and Pedagogy Peter Mack 34. Rhetoric and Science Jean Dietz Moss 35. Rhetoric and Poetics Arthur F. Kinney 36. Rhetoric and Theater Russ McDonald 37. Rhetoric and the Visual Arts Caroline van Eck Part V: Early Modern and Enlightenment Rhetoric 38. Rhetoric and Politics Angus Gowland 39. Rhetoric and Gender in British Literature Lynn Enterline 40. Rhetoric and Architecture Robert Kirkbride 41. Origins of British Enlightenment Rhetoric Arthur Walzer 42. Rhetoric and Philosophy Adam Potkay 43. Rhetoric and Science Peter Walmsley 44. The Elocutionary Movement in Britain Paul Goring Part VI: Modern and Contemporary Rhetoric 45. Rhetoric and Feminism in the Nineteenth-Century United States Angela G. Ray 46. Rhetoric and Feminism Cheryl Glenn and Andrea A. Lunsford 47. Rhetoric and Race in the United States Jacqueline Jones Royster 48. Rhetoric and Law Peter Goodrich 49. Rhetoric and Political Theory Andrew Norris 50. Rhetoric and Presidential Politics Karlyn Kohrs Campbell and Kathleen Hall Jamieson 51. Rhetoric and New Testament Studies Stanley E. Porter 52. Rhetoric and Argumentation Frans H. van Eemeren 53. Rhetoric and Semiotics Theo van Leeuwen 54. Rhetoric and Psychoanalysis Gilbert Chaitin 55. Rhetoric and Deconstruction Paul Allen Miller 56. Rhetoric, Design, Composition David Kaufer and Danielle Wetzel 57. Rhetoric and Social Epistemology Lorraine Code 58. Rhetoric and Environment Andrew McMurry 59. Rhetoric and Science Richard Doyle 60. Rhetoric and Digital Media Ian Bogost and Elizabeth Losh Glossary Index

About the Author :
Michael J. Macdonald is Associate Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Waterloo.

Review :
"The book offers a refreshing read for each aspect and period. The list of contributors include trail blazers in rhetorical studies in North America and Europe. For any undergraduate, postgraduate, or individual with general knowledge of the humanities and allied disciplines, or even for the curious scholar, this book will prove most useful." -- Bryn Mawr Classical Review "It would be a mistake to regard this volume as merely a statement on the state of scholarship in rhetoric. Although it does perform this function, its chief virtues lie in its spaciousness and reliability. Every student of rhetoric can only stand to benefit from it."--The Classical Review "I was very excited to get my hands on what was promising to be a magnificent and extremely helpful Handbook of Rhetorical Studies, and my expectations were matched--and exceeded!... This book easily fulfils its stated goals and represents a very valuable resource." --Ivana and Andrej Petrovic, Greece & Rome "It will be emphatically worth incorporating, or seeking out, in a library - not least for the ramifications in rhetorical studies that the Handbook reveals." -- Classics for All