Readings in medieval rhetoric

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Covers thirty-six rhetorical treatises, many of them translated into English for the first time. Where possible complete treatises are presented; in other cases lengthy excerpts are supplied. The volume surveys all important developments in rhetoric as well as key treatises on preaching and distamen, the medieval art of letter writing. A brief commentary prefaces each work.