Rhetoric, science, & magic in seventeenth-century England /

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"Rhetoric operated at the crux of seventeenth-century thought, from arguments between scientists and magicians to anxieties over witchcraft and disputes about theology. Writers on all sides of these crucial topics stressed rhetorical discernment, because to the astute observer the shape of one&...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stark, Ryan J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, ©2009.
Temas:
1500-1700
Geschichte 1600-1700
English language > Early modern, 1500-1700 > Rhetoric.
Rhetoric > Philosophy > History > 17th century.
Occultism > England > History > 17th century.
Literature and science > England > History > 17th century.
English literature > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Anglais (Langue) > 1500-1700 (Moderne) > Rhétorique.
Occultisme > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Littérature et sciences > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English language > Early modern > Rhetoric
English literature > Early modern
Literature and science
Occultism
Rhetoric > Philosophy
Rhetorik
England
Englisch.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: the new plainness
  • Charmed and plain tropes
  • Language reform in the late seventeenth century
  • Natural magic
  • Demonic eloquence
  • Meric Casaubon on rhetorical enthusiasm
  • John Dryden, new philosophy, and rhetoric
  • Conclusion: the importance of philosophy of rhetoric.

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