Rhetoric and Kairos: Essays in History, Theory, and Praxis

The first comprehensive discussion of the history, theory, and practice of kairos: that is of the role "timeliness" or "right-timing" plays in human deliberation, speech, and action.

This collection offers the first comprehensive discussion of the history, theory, and pedagogical applications of kairos, a seminal and recently revised concept of classical rhetoric. Augusto Rostagni, James L. Kinneavy, Richard Leo Enos, John Poulakos, and John E. Smith are among the international list of schol...