The first book in English to take Cicero's courtroom speeches seriously as examples of advocacy designed to secure a verdict

Provides the educational and political context of a key work in European literary history

Used Cicero's works to show how he created himself as a new entity in Roman cultural life

A clear and accurate translation and commentary on one of the most important surviving funeral orations from classical Greece.

Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student brings to life the three vital components of classical rhetoric--argument, arrangement, and style. The book illuminates the strategies and tactics of argumentation; effective presentation and organization; the development of power, grace, and felicity; and the history of rhetorical principles.