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.TCU English Presents: “The Last Lecture” Celebrating Dr. Richard Enos, Department of English, Texas Christian University (accessed 29 May 2022)
Publications Authored books R. L. Enos. Roman Rhetoric: Revolution and the Greek influence (Waveland Press; 1995; Parlor Press; 2008);Andrew M. Riggsby (1998). Review: Roman Rhetoric: Revolution and the Greek Influence. Rhetorica: A Journal of the History of Rhetoric 16 (3): 315–318 Georgia Caver (1997). Review: Roman Rhetoric: Revolution and the Greek Influence by Richard Leo Enos. Rhetoric Society Quarterly 27 (2): 80–82 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 71 citations in Google Scholar R. L. Enos. Greek Rhetoric before Aristotle (1993; Parlor Press; 2012);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 ; also cites two reviews of the first edition 234 citations in Google ScholarGoogle Scholar search (28 May 2022) 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)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 R. L. Enos, L. P. Agnew, eds. Landmark Essays on Aristotelian Rhetoric (Hermagoras Press; 1998)Sara J. Newman (1999). Review: Landmark Essays on Aristotelian Rhetoric by Richard Leo Enos, Lois Peters Agnew. Rhetoric Society Quarterly 29 (1): 106–108 R. L. Enos, ed. Oral and Written Communication: Historical Approaches (Sage; 1990)Beth Daniell (1991). Review: Oral and Written Communication: Historical Approaches by Richard Leo Enos. Rhetoric Society Quarterly 21 (3): 78–80 Papers R. L. Enos (1976). The epistemology of Gorgias' rhetoric: A re‐examination. Southern Speech Communication Journal 42 (1): 35–51; ; 87 citations in Google Scholar
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