Abstract: The paper examines manifestations of rhetoric from the antiquity to modern times. The focus is on establishing of the power of rhetoric as theory and practices. The text is an attempt to give an answer of the question whether there are grounds to talk about the rhetoric of power.
Keywords: rhetoric, history of rhetoric, power of rhetoric.
Rhetoric and Communications E-journal, Issue 18, July 2015, rhetoric.bg/, journal.rhetoric.bg, ISSN 1314-4464