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Richard Enos

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Richard Leo Enos is an American rhetorician noted for his contributions to the history of rhetoric. Since the 1970s he has promoted primary research on rhetoric by examination of archaeological materials and epigraphical evidence.[1]

He spent the latter part of his career in the Department of English at Texas Christian University, where he was Piper Professor and held the Lillian Radford Chair of Rhetoric and Composition; he retired in 2019.[2][3]

Publications

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Authored books

  • R. L. Enos. Roman Rhetoric: Revolution and the Greek influence (Waveland Press; 1995; Parlor Press; 2008);[4][5][6] 71 citations in Google Scholar[7]
  • R. L. Enos. Greek Rhetoric before Aristotle (1993; Parlor Press; 2012);[8] 234 citations in Google Scholar[7]

Edited books

  • R. L. Enos, R. Thompson, eds. The Rhetoric of St. Augustine of Hippo: "De Doctrina Christiana" and the Search for a Distinctly Christian Rhetoric. (Baylor University Press; 2008)[9]
  • R. L. Enos, L. P. Agnew, eds. Landmark Essays on Aristotelian Rhetoric (Hermagoras Press; 1998)[10]
  • R. L. Enos, ed. Oral and Written Communication: Historical Approaches (Sage; 1990)[11]

Papers

  • R. L. Enos (1976). The epistemology of Gorgias' rhetoric: A re‐examination. Southern Speech Communication Journal 42 (1): 35–51; doi:10.1080/10417947609372331; 87 citations in Google Scholar[7]

References

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  1. ^ Enos, R. (1992). "Why Gorgias of Leontini Traveled to Athens". Rhetoric Review. 11 (1). doi:10.1080/07350199209388983. JSTOR 465876.
  2. ^ "Distinguished Achievement as a Creative Teacher and Scholar".
  3. ^ TCU English Presents: “The Last Lecture” Celebrating Dr. Richard Enos, Department of English, Texas Christian University (accessed 29 May 2022)
  4. ^ Andrew M. Riggsby (1998). Review: Roman Rhetoric: Revolution and the Greek Influence. Rhetorica: A Journal of the History of Rhetoric 16 (3): 315–318 doi:10.1525/rh.1998.16.3.315
  5. ^ Georgia Caver (1997). Review: Roman Rhetoric: Revolution and the Greek Influence by Richard Leo Enos. Rhetoric Society Quarterly 27 (2): 80–82 JSTOR 3886364
  6. ^ Michelle Ballif (2009). Review: Roman Rhetoric: Revolution and the Greek Influence (Revised and Expanded Edition) by Richard Leo Enos. Rhetoric Review 28 (4): 425–430 JSTOR 25655973
  7. ^ a b c Google Scholar search (28 May 2022)
  8. ^ Robert Lively (2016). Review: Greek Rhetoric Before Aristotle. Revised and Expanded Edition by Enos Richard Leo. Rhetorica: A Journal of the History of Rhetoric 34 (1): 108–110 JSTOR 26378020; also cites two reviews of the first edition
  9. ^ Calvin L. Troup (2010). Review: The Rhetoric of St. Augustine of Hippo: “De Doctrina Christiana” and the Search for a Distinctly Christian Rhetoric. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2008. Pp. 420. $44.95, paperback by Richard Leo Enos, Roger Thompson. Philosophy & Rhetoric Vol. 43, No. 1: 86–90 doi:10.5325/philrhet.43.1.0086
  10. ^ Sara J. Newman (1999). Review: Landmark Essays on Aristotelian Rhetoric by Richard Leo Enos, Lois Peters Agnew. Rhetoric Society Quarterly 29 (1): 106–108 JSTOR 3886395
  11. ^ Beth Daniell (1991). Review: Oral and Written Communication: Historical Approaches by Richard Leo Enos. Rhetoric Society Quarterly 21 (3): 78–80 JSTOR 3885427