COM-311 Rhetoric in the Ancient World

GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Prerequisite: COM-201
The history of rhetorical theory and practice from 500 BCE to 500 CE. Focus on Greek and Roman relationship of rhetoric to politics, law, religion, philosophy, liberal education and culture along with an examination of the influence of ancient rhetoric on medieval rhetoric. Readings include selections from the sophists, Isocrates, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Quintilian, Tacitus, and Augustine. 4 credits.