Abstract As a child in Corduba, a Romanized city in southern Spain, the Elder Seneca was heavily influenced by Roman society and literary tastes. He left his home and his family, for long periods of time as an adult, to experience the talents of professional declaimers in Rome. From his memory of the controversiae and suasoriae of these declaimers, he wrote the Oratorum et rhetoruni sententiae, divisiones, colores. In his collection, along with various Roman and Greek declaimers, are several Spanish declaimers. Seneca claims he included them “not out of excess of enthusiasm for them, but on the basis of considered judgement” (Con. 10.pr.16). Here, I examine how Seneca presents these Spanish declaimers and their distinguishing characteristics, in comparison with Roman declamatory standards, and consider his purpose in doing so.

Research Article| January 01 2004 On Bryant's Foundations of Rhetoric Redivtva Part 2? Beth S. Bennett Beth S. Bennett University of Alabama Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Advances in the History of Rhetoric (2004) 7 (1): 179–188. https://doi.org/10.1080/15362426.2004.10557231 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation Beth S. Bennett; On Bryant's Foundations of Rhetoric Redivtva Part 2?. Advances in the History of Rhetoric 1 January 2004; 7 (1): 179–188. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/15362426.2004.10557231 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectivePenn State University PressJournal for the History of Rhetoric Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright © 2004 by the American Society for the History of Rhetoric2004the American Society for the History of Rhetoric Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Abstract In eleventh century Italy, Anselm de Besate claimed rhetoric had become too technical and difficult to use. He wrote the Rhetorimachia as a controversia, applying declamatory form to a written composition, in order to illustrate rhetoric's usefulness. Nonetheless, Anselm complained that critics failed to understand this intent. Contemporary readers, unfamiliar with the declamatory tradition, have also misunderstood the intent of his controversia. Here, I compare Anselm's controversia with those found in Seneca the Elder and with the declamatory pedagogy of Quintilian, showing that Anselm was imitating a well-established tradition of educational practice as well as displaying his rhetorical artistry.

Research Article| May 01 1989 The Function of Adaptation in Notker's Rhetorica Beth S. Bennett Beth S. Bennett School of Communication, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487. Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Rhetorica (1989) 7 (2): 171–184. https://doi.org/10.1525/rh.1989.7.2.171 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Beth S. Bennett; The Function of Adaptation in Notker's Rhetorica. Rhetorica 1 May 1989; 7 (2): 171–184. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/rh.1989.7.2.171 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentRhetorica Search This content is only available via PDF. Copyright 1989, The International Society for the History of Rhetoric1989 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

Research Article| August 01 1987 The Significance of the Rhetorimachia of Anselm de Besate to the History of Rhetoric Beth S. Bennett Beth S. Bennett Department of Speech Communication, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487 Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Rhetorica (1987) 5 (3): 231–250. https://doi.org/10.1525/rh.1987.5.3.231 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Beth S. Bennett; The Significance of the Rhetorimachia of Anselm de Besate to the History of Rhetoric. Rhetorica 1 August 1987; 5 (3): 231–250. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/rh.1987.5.3.231 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentRhetorica Search This content is only available via PDF. Copyright 1987, The International Society for the History of Rhetoric1987 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.