"A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year"

"That Tyrant, Persuasion. . . breaks new ground by tracing the influence of rhetoric on public life. . . . drawing on vast erudition, Lendon writes beautifully. He deserves to be widely read."---Brian Vickers, Times Literary Supplement

"A delightful and stimulating book. . . . A crisp and propulsive read."---Catherine Steel, Sehepunkte

"Witty and frank."---Christopher Farnese, New England Classical Review

"A scholarly, balanced, and stimulating study."---R. T. Ingoglia, Choice