May 01, 2024  
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ENGL 414 - Classical Rhetoric and Democracy in Composition

4.00 credit hours
The origin and development of the arts of rhetoric from the Greek Sophists through Aristotle, through Cicero and Quintilian, to the Medieval trivium. The second half of the course turns to the renewed flourishing of the liberal arts and later reemergence of democracies around the world. Students consider what it means to read, write and speak as ethical citizens who hope to nurture and sustain democratic values.

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 200  or Junior standing.
Cardinal Directions Designation(s): Humanities.
iCon(s): Experiencing Place.


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