Things, thoughts, words, and actions : the problem of language in late eighteenth-century British rhetorical theory /

In this new study, H. Lewis Ulman examines the roles of language theory in eighteenth-century British rhetorics, linking those roles to philosophical issues informing twentieth-century rhetorical theory. In doing so, Ulman develops a general model of the "problem of language" for rhetorica...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ulman, H. Lewis
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale, Ill. : Southern Illinois University Press, ©1994.
Temas:
1700-1799
English language > 18th century > Rhetoric.
Language and languages > Philosophy.
Philosophy, British > 18th century.
Rhetoric.
Anglais (Langue) > 18e siècle > Rhétorique.
Langage et langues > Philosophie.
Philosophie britannique > 18e siècle.
Rhétorique.
rhetoric (discipline)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric.
REFERENCE > Writing Skills.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Composition & Creative Writing.
English language > Rhetoric
Language and languages > Philosophy
Philosophy, British
Rhetoric
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The problem of language: things, thoughts, words, and actions
  • On "The nature, use, and signification of language"
  • Words as thoughts: the "Radical principles" of eloquence in Campbell's rhetoric
  • Words as things: icons of progress in Blair's lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres
  • Words as actions: the "Living voice" in Sheridan's lectures on elocution
  • A creative interplay of philosophies.

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