A Companion to Roman Rhetoric introduces the reader to the wide-ranging importance of rhetoric in Roman culture.

• A guide to Roman rhetoric from its origins to the Renaissance and beyond
• Comprises 32 original essays by leading international scholars
• Explores major figures Cicero and Quintilian in-depth
• Covers a broad range of topics such as rhetoric and politics, gender, status, self-identity, education, and literature
• Provides suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter
• Includes a glossary of technical terms and an...

In the Spring of 2011, President Barack Obama, in a scathing press release statement addressed to the Congress of the United States, reputedly issued this sharp rejoinder to their political maneuvering: "They Think They Fooled Us " "They Think They Fooled Us " is a refreshingly humorous view of the contemporary political scene. Contained in this volume are a collection of amusing and uproarious responses from singers, artists, philosophers, statesmen, cartoon characters, comedians, and others-even politicians-as the opinion given to Barack Obama's hyperbolic paeon, "They Think They Fooled Us...