Handbook to Sixteenth Century Rhetoric

Handbook to Sixteenth Century Rhetoric Volume 1 serves as a comprehensive guide to early modern rhetoric. This academic text provides an extensive list of hundreds of rhetorical figures, including their Greek and Latin names. It features detailed definitions and illustrative examples drawn from influential rhetoricians such as Cicero, Quintilian, Erasmus, and Scaliger.

The work explores various Renaissance genres and styles within the broader category of rhetoric from 1500-1800. It includes graphical explanations of rhetorical organizations by Ramus and Quintilian, alongside a descriptive index that groups similar figures. A thorough bibliography lists textbooks used in sixteenth-century universities, making Handbook to Sixteenth Century Rhetoric Volume 1 a vital resource for scholars analyzing early modern texts.