description: Throughout the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Valerius Maximus' Memorable Deeds and Sayings was the most widely read prose after the Bible, but the work's vision of ancient history and its author's literary style have since fallen into disrepute. Bloomer (classics, Stanford U.) revives the classic to examine how, why, and for whom Maximus composed this collection of rhetorical examples. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
language: English
title: Valerius Maximus & the Rhetoric of the New Nobility
titlecomplete: Valerius Maximus & the Rhetoric of the New Nobility
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr