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This anthology is the first to feature women's rhetorical theory from the fifth through the nineteenth centuries. Assembling selections on rhetoric, composition, and communication by 24 women around the world, this valuable collection demonstrates an often-overlooked history of rhetoric as well as women's interest in conversation as a model for all discourse.
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This anthology contains selections by women writing during the 5th through the 19th centuries on rhetoric, composition, and communication. The 24 authors from all parts of the globe include Pan Chao, Hannah More, Gertrude Buck, Hallie Quinn Brown, and Mary Augusta Jordan. The volume also features an introduction, explanatory headnotes, and detailed annotations from Donawort (English and women's studies, U. of Maryland). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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