Disputation literature is a type of text in which usually two non-human entities (such as trees, animals, drinks, or seasons) try to establish their superiority

The dialogue genre experienced widespread popularity in the ancient Greco-Roman world and into the Early Middle Ages, when it was used effectively as a vehicle

This book reconstructs the tradition of dialectic from Aristotle's Topics, its founding text, up to its "renaissance" in 16th century Italy, and focuses on the