Medieval Rhetoric : : A Select Bibliography / / James J. Murphy.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Murphy, James J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016]; ©1989
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (198 p.)

Designed to encourage the study of the medieval art of discourse, this bibliography has served for fifteen years an as invaluable guide to modern works on the theory of communication in Europe from the time of Saint Augustine to the Renaissance. Now a new edition brings the material up to date and presents it in a completely reorganized format.The history of medieval rhetoric can be understood only as part of medieval efforts to understand the manifold uses of language. To this end, Murphy includes works which show the relation of grammar to rhetoric and the impact of logic upon both. Cross references are provided where appropriate and key works are annotated.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- General Editor's Preface -- Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Abbreviations -- I. Background Studies -- II. Early Middle Ages -- III. High Middle Ages -- IV. Letter-writing: Ars dictaminis -- V. Poetics and Grammar: Ars poetriae -- VI. Sermon Theory: Ars praedicandi -- VII. University Disputation and Scholastic Method -- VIII. Various Sources -- IX. Renaissance -- Appendix. A Basic Library for a Study of Medieval Rhetoric -- Index