The Philosophy of Rhetoric: Volume 1 - Brossura

Campbell, George

Brossura

ISBN 10: 110806387X ISBN 13: 9781108063876

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2013

Riassunto

Published in 1776, this is a classic two-volume work on rhetorical theory by a leading figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.

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Published in 1776, this is a classic two-volume work on rhetorical theory by a leading figure of the Scottish Enlightenment. George Campbell (1719–96) was particularly interested in the effect of successful rhetoric upon the mind, combining classical theory with the latest thinking in the social, behavioural and natural sciences.

Contenuti

Preface; Introduction; Part I. The Nature and Foundations of Eloquence: 1. Eloquence in the largest acceptation defined; 2. Of wit, humour, and ridicule; 3. The doctrine of the preceding chapter defended; 4. Of the relation which eloquence bears to logic and to grammar; 5. Of the different sources of evidence, and the different subjects to which they are respectively adapted; 6. Of the nature and use of the scholastic art of syllogising; 7. Of the consideration which the speaker ought to have of the hearers as men in general; 8. Of the consideration which the speaker ought to have of the hearers as men in particular; 9. Of the consideration which the speaker ought to have of himself; 10. The different kinds of public speaking in use among the moderns, compared, with a view to their different advantages in respect of eloquence; 11. Of the cause of that pleasure which we receive from objects or representations that excite pity and other painful feelings; Part II. The Foundations and Essential Properties of Elocution: 1. The nature and characters of the use which gives law to languages; 2. The nature and use of verbal criticism, with its principal canons; 3. Of grammatical purity; 4. Some grammatical doubts in regard to English construction stated and examined.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 110806387X
• ISBN 13: 9781108063876
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 534
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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