CCIV337

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CCIV337

In a Manner of Speaking: The Roman Art of Rhetoric CCIV337 FA

Next Offered in 9899 FA

The course will study the fully developed system of ancient rhetoric, as represented in the standard Roman treatises. Subjects discussed will include: Roman theory and practice of rhetoric; rhetoric and education; the relationships between rhetoric and philosophy and between rhetoric and poetry; the history of attitudes to rhetoric, including the modern reappropriation of some of its categories.

MAJOR READINGS

THE RHETORIC FOR HERENNIUS
Cicero, SPEECHES (selections)
B. Vickers, IN DEFENCE OF RHETORIC
Selected readings in rhetorical theory (ancient and modern)

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Regular readings for each class; in-class reports; one long and two short papers; delivery of speech in class, employing rhetorical categories of invention, organization and style.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA CLAS

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997

About the Photo:

M. Tullius Cicero, a famous orator of ancient Rome

Reference:

Vickers, Michael, THE ROMAN WORLD, Lausanne: Elsevier Publishing Projects, 1977.

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