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James J Murphy Author & Editor

James J. Murphy is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of English, University of California, Davis, USA.

Rhetoric in the Middle Ages (1974): A Bibliographic Supplement to 2016 cover

Rhetoric in the Middle Ages (1974): A Bibliographic Supplement to 2016

James J Murphy - Hardback

£47.70 was £53.00

The Oxford Handbook of Quintilian cover

The Oxford Handbook of Quintilian

3 contributors - Hardback

£135.00 was £150.00

A Short History of Writing Instruction cover

A Short History of Writing Instruction

2 contributors - Paperback

£52.19 was £57.99

A Synoptic History of Classical Rhetoric cover

A Synoptic History of Classical Rhetoric

3 authors - Hardback

£144.00 was £160.00

Latin Rhetoric and Education in the Middle Ages and Renaissance cover

Latin Rhetoric and Education in the Middle Ages and Renaissance

James J Murphy - Paperback

£44.09 was £48.99

Peter Ramus's Attack on Cicero cover

Peter Ramus's Attack on Cicero

2 contributors - Paperback

£35.99 was £39.99

Latin Rhetoric and Education in the Middle Ages and Renaissance cover

Latin Rhetoric and Education in the Middle Ages and Renaissance

James J Murphy - Hardback

£139.50 was £155.00

A Short History of Writing Instruction cover

A Short History of Writing Instruction

2 contributors - Hardback

£130.50 was £145.00

A Synoptic History of Classical Rhetoric cover

A Synoptic History of Classical Rhetoric

3 authors - Paperback

£69.29 was £76.99

Henry Grattan and the Irish Volunteers of 1782 [microform] cover

Henry Grattan and the Irish Volunteers of 1782 [microform]

James J Murphy - Paperback

£8.06 was £8.95