This essay provides a synoptic history of the relation between wisdom and eloquence as a perennial problem in the history of rhetorical theory and pedagogy. The need for rhetorical invention as a step toward unification of wisdom and eloquence is explained, and promising directions for inventional research are reviewed.
Quarterly Journal of Speech
Volume 66, 1980 - Issue 3
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