Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. A note on sources xiii
6. One. The unstoppable rise of epideictic 1
7. Two. The grammar of praise 29
8. Three. Why epideictic rhetoric? 66
9. Four. New approaches in epideictic 101
10. Epilogue 121
11. Notes 123
12. Bibliography 133
13. Index 155