Aristotle's "Rhetoric" is the most significant ancient textbook on the art of speech. Conveyed through Cicero and Quintilian, it has remained authoritative well into modern times – and even today, it is a rewarding read for anyone interested in the art of rhetoric and the question of how to influence listeners. Aristotle presents it within the tension of the triad 'subject - speaker - listener' and systematically addresses the entire arsenal of speech types, speaking techniques, and the speaker's tasks. This edition offers the original text along with the German translation by Gernot Krapinger.