The Editors of The American Communication Journal focus this issue's special section on the work recently released by Professor Edward Schiappa of the University of Minnesota: The Beginnings of Rhetorical Theory in Classical Greece. The original versions of the essays contained in this section were given at the annual convention of the Southern States Communication Association, St. Louis, 1999. We offer critiques from James Arnt Aune of Texas A & M, Dale Sullivan of Michigan Technological University, and David M. Timmerman of Wabash College, followed by a brief response from Professor Schiappa.

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James Arnt Aune
@ Texas A & M University

"Honey, I Blew Up the Rhetorical Tradition!"
Comments on The Beginnings of Rhetorical Theory in Classical Greece

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Dale Sullivan
@ Michigan Technological University
Critique of The Beginnings of Rhetorical Theory in Classical Greece
by Edward Schiappa

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David M. Timmerman
@ Wabash College

The Placement, Significance, and Methodology of Edward Schiappa's
The Beginnings of Rhetorical Theory in Classical Greece

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Response by Edward Schiappa
Author of The Beginnings of Rhetorical Theory in Classical Greece
@ The University of Minnesota



Author's Response





Public Speaking: Connecting You and Your Audience
by Patricia Andrews, James Andrews, & Glen Williams

reviewed by
Denise Elmer
@ North Dakota State University

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