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A scholarly edition of Samuel P. Newman's A practical system of rhetoric /

"In A Scholarly Edition of Samuel P. Newman's A Practical System of Rhetoric, Beth L. Hewett argues that Newman, an American nineteenth-century rhetorician, has been unfairly judged by criteria disconnected from his goals and accomplishments. His exceptionally popular textbook is important...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Newman, Samuel P. (Samuel Phillips), 1797-1842
Otros Autores: Hewett, Beth L. (author of commentary.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2020.
Colección:International studies in the history of rhetoric, 13
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"In A Scholarly Edition of Samuel P. Newman's A Practical System of Rhetoric, Beth L. Hewett argues that Newman, an American nineteenth-century rhetorician, has been unfairly judged by criteria disconnected from his goals and accomplishments. His exceptionally popular textbook is important for how he engaged received theory, fit practice to the era, struggled with age-old questions of thought and language, and spoke to his readers. He operationalized the concept of taste, giving it functionality for invention, and inflected Belletrism with American illustrations suited to the nascent, uniquely American communicative requirements of a democracy. Hewett's modern scholarly edition contextualizes this book as the serious work of a scholar-educator, demonstrating its values in the context of nineteenth-century American rhetorical and textbook history"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004441507
9004441506
ISSN:0924-4751 ;