TY - BOOK AU - Smith,Craig R. TI - Rhetoric & human consciousness: a history. SN - 1577661745 AV - PN187 .S58 U1 - 808/.009 22 PY - 2003/// CY - Prospect Heights, Ill. PB - Waveland Press KW - Rhetoric KW - History KW - Philosophy KW - Rhetoric and psychology N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-439) and index; Contents: An introduction to rhetoric -- The emergence of rhetoric in myth and narrative -- The Greek sophistication of rhetoric from Thales to Plato -- Aristotle's rhetoric -- The Roman rhetorical system -- The rise of Christianity and the medieval period -- The renaissance of rhetoric -- Epistemology and the modern rhetorics -- The existential revolt against modernists -- Identification, dialectics, and dramatism -- Context, function, and media -- Postmodern and feminist theoris --|Rhetorical consciousness -- Appendix: A time line of events ER -