<p>The combination of rhetoric and philosophy appeared in the ancient world through Cicero, and revived as an ideal in the Renaissance. By a careful and precise analysis of the views of four major humanists-Petrarch, Salutati, Bruni, and VallaβProfessor Seigel seeks to establish that they were first
Rhetoric and Philosophy in Renaissance Humanism.
β Scribed by Seigel, Jerrold E.
- Publisher
- Princeton Univ Press
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 289
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Cover
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Part 1. Philosophy and the Humanist Defense of Rhetoeic
Part 2. Some Contexts of Petearchian Humanism
Conclusion
Index
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