Richard Enos
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.
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.
Publications
Authored books- R. L. Enos. Roman Rhetoric: Revolution and the Greek influence ; 71 citations in Google Scholar
- R. L. Enos. Greek Rhetoric before Aristotle ; 234 citations in Google Scholar
- R. L. Enos, R. Thompson, eds. The Rhetoric of St. Augustine of Hippo: "De Doctrina Christiana" and the Search for a Distinctly Christian Rhetoric.
- R. L. Enos, L. P. Agnew, eds. Landmark Essays on Aristotelian Rhetoric
- R. L. Enos, ed. Oral and Written Communication: Historical Approaches
- R. L. Enos. The epistemology of Gorgias' rhetoric: A re‐examination. Southern Speech Communication Journal 42 : 35–51; ; 87 citations in Google Scholar