ENGL 3850 - History of Rhetoric

(3) Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL 1102  and (ENGL 2801  or PHIL 2010   or ENGL 2110   or ENGL 2111   or ENGL 2112 ) with a grade of C or higher and sophomore status
This course will introduce students to the history of rhetorical principles and notable rhetoricians from Classical (Greek and Roman), Byzantine, Medieval, Renaissance, the Enlightenment, Nineteenth-Century, Modernist, and Post-Modernist eras, The focus is always on a changing and dynamic definition of rhetoric, as it pertains to the relationship of language and knowledge. Students will have an opportunity to read selections from primary works, conduct research on a specific historical period of rhetoric, and apply persuasive techniques they learn.