In Defence of Rhetoric

Häftad, Engelska, 1989

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Setting out to reinstate rhetoric, this book opens with an overview of the rhetorical system as developed in classical times. In Defence of Rhetoric surveys and analyses material from Aristotle to Plato through the Renaissance to the modern novel and the critical theories of Roman Jakobson and Paul de Man.

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Utgivningsdatum:1989-08-24
Mått:137 x 217 x 28 mm
Vikt:671 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Clarendon Paperbacks
Antal sidor:516
Förlag:Clarendon Press
ISBN:9780198117919
Utmärkelser:^I Winner of the Morris D. Forkosch Prize for the best book on intellectual history, 1988, awarded by the^R Journal of the History of Ideas

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'One of Vickers's great accomplishments is that, with an erudition as deep as his touch is light, he shows the central role rhetoric has actually played in Western culture ... Vickers's book is also a triumph of formal exposition. It contains a remarkably lucid account of the three genres of oratory ... It also includes the best and clearest discussion of the rhetorical tropes and figures of which I am aware. It is full of excellent examples of various devices, and it provides a magnificent instance of formal rhetorical criticism in its analysis of the use of the figures and tropes in the "Aeolus" episode in Joyce's Ulysses.' Times Literary Supplement

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List of IllustrationsReferences1. An Outline of Classical Rhetoric- Rhetoric and Life- The Major Texts- The Main Processes of Rhetorica) The Three Genresb) The Stages of Compositionc) The Parts of a Speechd) The Orator's Three Dutiese) The Three Styles2. Plato's Attack on Rhetoric3. Territorial Disputes: Philosophy versus Rhetoric- Responses to Plato- The Triumph of Rhetoric- The Revenge of Philosophy4. Medieval Fragmentation5. Renaissance Reintegration6. The Expressive Function of Rhetorical Figures7. Rhetoric and the Sister Arts8. Rhetoric in the Modern Novel9. Epilogue: The Future of RhetoricBibliographyIndex