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Peer reviewedHildebrandt, Herbert W. – Journal of Business Communication, 1988
Describes how letter writing, especially business letters, was influenced by Greek and Roman oral rhetoricians. Discusses three precepts of oral rhetoric--inventio, dispositio, and style--and notes that the classical theories' reflection in written communication can be seen in selected Italian, German, and English epistolographic works. (MM)
Descriptors: Business Correspondence, Letters (Correspondence), Rhetoric, Rhetorical Invention
