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Author:   Beth Hewett
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   13
Weight:   0.838kg
ISBN:  

9789004437609

ISBN 10:   9004437606
Pages:   410
Publication Date:   26 November 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction  1 Samuel P. Newman: A Scholar-Educator  2 Samuel P. Newman’s Life and Work  3 The State of Rhetoric and Oratory at Bowdoin College  4 Newman’s Place in Nineteenth-Century American Rhetoric  5 The Evolution of a Practical System of Rhetoric  6 Introduction to the Scholarly Edition Copy Text  7 Conclusion A Practical System of Rhetoric Introduction: The Advantages Proposed To Be Attained by the Study of Rhetoric Chapter First: On Thought as the Foundation of Good Writing  Plan of the Work  Extensive Knowledge Essential to the Good Writer  Discipline of Mind Essential to the Good Writer  Habit of Patient Reflection Necessary  Method  Amplification  Different Kinds of Composition  Selection of a Subject  Introduction  On the Statement of the Subject  On the Plan or Divisions  Arrangement  Transitions  Conclusion  Narrative and Descriptive Writing Chapter Second: On Taste  Definition of Taste  Sensibility as Connected with Taste  Standard of Taste  Taste as Affected by the Intellectual Habits  Objects on Which Taste Is Exercised  Connexion of Taste with the Imagination  Value of Models of Excellence in the Arts  Explanation of the Word Picturesque  Revolutions in Taste  Different Qualities of Taste Explained  Different Uses of the Word Taste  Technical Taste  Taste of Comparison  Philosophical Taste Chapter Third: On Literary Taste Chapter Fourth: On Skill in the Use of Language  Section I.—On Verbal Criticism  Section II.—On the Composition of Sentences Chapter Fifth: On Style  Section 1. On the Qualities of a Good Style  Section 2. On the Modes of Writing, Which Characterize the Productions of Different Individuals  Section 3. On Modes of Writing Suited to Different Subjects and Occasions Exercises on Chapter I  Exercise I  Exercise II  Exercise III  Exercise IV  Exercise V Exercise on Chapter III Exercise on Chapter IV Exercise on Chapter V Historical Dissertation on English Style  Of English Style before the Revival of Letters  From the Revival of Letters to the Reign of Elizabeth  Reign of Elizabeth  Reign of James I  Charles I. and the Commonwealth  Reign of Charles II Contents Appendix 1: Preface (1st 1827 with 2nd 1829 Edition Content-Base Revisions) Appendix 2: Introduction (1st 1827 with 2nd 1829 Edition Text-Base Revisions) Appendix 3: Examples of Content-Base Revision Changes in Newman’s Chapter 1 Appendix 4: 4th 1834 Edition Chapter 1 Exercises Appendix 5: 4th 1834 Edition Chapter 2 Exercises Appendix 6: 4th 1834 Edition Chapter 3 Exercises Appendix 7: 4th 1834 Edition Chapter 5 Exercises Appendix 8: Preface from 1837 London Edition Appendix 9: Of English Style before the Revival of Letters Works Cited Index

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Beth L. Hewett, PhD, CT (Defend & Publish, LLC) is an independent scholar who studies and publishes books and articles in nineteenth-century American rhetoric, online writing and literacy instruction, and death and bereavement. She mentors academic writers and coaches.

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