Arguments in rhetoric against Quintilian [electronic resource] : translation and text of Peter Ramus's Rhetoricae distinctiones in Quintilianum (1549) / translated by Carole Newlands ; edited by James J. Murphy.

Author
Ramus, Petrus, 1515-1572 [Browse]
Uniform title
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
Pbk. ed. with updated bibliography.
Published/​Created
Carbondale [Ill.] : Southern Illinois University Press, c2010.
Description
1 online resource (245 p.)

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Subject(s)
Related name
Series
Landmarks in rhetoric and public address. [More in this series]
Summary note
First published in 1986, this book offers the Latin text and English translation of a pivotal work by one of the most influential and controversial writers of early modern times. Pierre de la Ramée, better known as Peter Ramus, was a college instructor in Paris who published a number of books attacking and attempting to refute foundational texts in philosophy and rhetoric. He began in the early 1540's with books on Aristotle-which were later banned and burned-and Cicero, and later, in 1549, he published Rhetoricae Distinctiones in Quintilianum. The purpose of Ramus's book
Notes
Originally published: DeKalb, Ill. : Northern Illinois University Press, 1986.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language note
English
Contents
Cover; Book Title; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; Major Events in the Life of Peter Ramus; Introduction: Notes; Introduction: Bibliography; Translation; The Text; Index to Introduction; Author Bio; Also in the Landmarks in Rhetoric and Public Address Series; Back Cover
ISBN
  • 1-280-69682-6
  • 9786613673787
  • 0-8093-8614-3
OCLC
  • 856870328
  • 730525454
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