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Searching for Latini

This short book, by a university professor of rhetoric, views the origins of rhetoric in an unusual and provocative way. It passionately argues for the contemporary importance of rhetoric by exploring its little-known origins in the supposed relatio...

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Paperback: 156 pages
Publisher: Parlor Press (August 7, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 193255985X
ISBN-13: 978-1932559859
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.4 x 8.5 inches
Amazon Rank: 1555365
Format: PDF ePub djvu ebook

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In SEARCHING FOR LATINI, Michael Kleine recounts the quest of a rhetorician and writing teacher to discover and celebrate the significance of a thirteenth-century rhetorician who has been excluded from American versions of rhetorical history-Brunetto Latini, the teacher of Dante. Kleine argues that Latini should be rescued from obscurity, not only because of the literary status of his student but also because of Latini's promotion of Ciceronian r...

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