Lectures on Rhetoric & Belles Lettres Paperback / softback
by Adam Smith
Paperback / softback
Description
This book is divided into "an examination of the several ways of communicating our thoughts by speech" and "an attention to the principles of those literary compositions which contribute to persuasion or entertainment".
The species of communication discussed include descriptive and narrative (or historical) composition, poetry, demonstrative oratory, panegyric, didactic or scientific language, deliberative oratory, and judicial or forensic oratory.
The subjects addressed in his teachings include the style and genius of some of the best of the ancient writers and poets, especially the historians and the English classics.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:291 pages
- Publisher:Liberty Fund Inc
- Publication Date:01/01/1985
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- ISBN:9780865970526
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Information
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:291 pages
- Publisher:Liberty Fund Inc
- Publication Date:01/01/1985
- Category:
- ISBN:9780865970526