The present volume is part of a general renaissance in the study of rhetoric and bears testimony to a discipline undergoing rapid and exciting change. It draws together established and newer scholars in the field to produce a probing and innovative analysis of the role played by rhetoric in Roman culture. Utilizing a variety of critical approaches and methodologies, these scholars examine not only the role of rhetoric in Roman society but also the relationship between rhetoric and Rome's major literary genres. In addition to demonstrating rhetoric's critical significance for Roman culture, the studies reveal the important role played by rhetoric in the formation of the various genres of literature.

Roman Eloquence: Rhetoric in Society and Literature

Literature & Fiction

Dominik, William J.

Humor & Satire

Routledge

Satura quidem tota nostra est Satire is altogether ours was the claim of the Roman Quintilian, the first century ce commentator on rhetorical and literary matters, for the literary world had not previously seen the likes of satire. Not for the faint of heart, satire is characterized by its wide-ranging themes, its tone that is sometimes humorous and distinctively biting, and its undeniable perspicacity. As an antidote to life’s frustrations and human foibles, satire is the undisputed queen of genres. This edition provides selections in both English and Latin, with explanatory notes keyed to the English text, a full introduction to the genre and its practitioners, and an index of names. Roman satire is represented in its full array: the more familiar Horace and Juvenal stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the lesser known Lucilius and Persius. The difficulties presented by Roman satire are thus admirably met by the editors. With this helpful edition in hand, readers will find themselves nodding in recognition, perhaps even agreeing with Juvenal (Satire 1.30): difficile est saturam non scribere it is difficult not to write satire …and even more difficult it is not to read it!

Roman Verse Satire Lucilius to Juvenal: A Selection with an Introduction, Text, Translations, and Notes

Wehrle, William T.

Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers

Unlike most etymology textbooks, this one presents the words studied in the context of the ideas in which the words functioned. Instead of studying endless lists of word roots, suffixes, and prefixes in isolation, the words are enlivened by the social, literary, and cultural media in which they were used. Readers are introduced to a wide variety of topics from classical antiquity, entertained by clever cartoons, and are able to practice their word knowledge with exercises. The strength of this textbook is that it presents to high school and college students words in the context of ideas: it is an etymology book that brings words to life. Special Features <ul>
<li>Introduces students to a wide variety of topics in classical antiquity</li>
 <li>Chapters on Mythology, Medicine, Politics and Law, Commerce and Economics, Philosophy and Psychology, History</li>
 <li>Introduction to word building</li>
 <li>Exercises throughout</li>
 <li>Illustrations of ancient artifacts</li>
 <li>Clever cartoons on word origins</li>
 <li>Three indices: Names and Cultural Topics; Word-Building Topics; English Words and Phrasesr</li>
</ul>

Words & Ideas

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Inc.

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In Plan Not Panic Mrs. Salsbury offers practical solutions to meet your individual needs in case you are ever forced to evacuate your home or work place. She tells you how to get ready for a 72 hour (or longer) evacuation and existence in a shelter so that you will not only survive it, but survive with a minimum of discomfort and a maximum of confidence. Emphasis is placed on individual factors. Lists that specify exactly what you need - if prepared by someone else (even though "professional"- are not to be completely relied upon. There are too many individual factors involved for a set list to apply to everyone. 
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Your 72 hour emergency kit must be ready - and accessible-before an evacuation crisis occurs and you are forced to leave your home or employment. How well you are prepared will determine how well you are able to cope. In Plan Not Panic the essential elements for you to consider are outlined in detail.

Speech and rhetoric in Statius' Thebaid (Altertumswissenschaftliche Texte und Studien)

Olms-Weidmann

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