CLA 110 Origins of Rhetoric

Austin Powell

Course Description: Issues in the development of rhetoric from its origins in ancient Greece to A.D.430. Special attention to works of Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, and Quintilian. Role of grammar and rhetoric in schools of Roman Empire. The Christian rhetoric of Saint Augustine.

Prerequisite(s): A lower division Classics (CLA) course or consent of instructor.

  • Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Term Paper.
  • Credit Limitation(s): Not open for credit to students who have completed RCM 110 or CMN 110. (Former RCM 110.)
  • Grade Mode: Letter.
  • General Education: Arts & Humanities (AH); Writing Experience (WE).