Uncommon Tongues
Author:   Catherine Nicholson
Publisher:   University of Pennsylvania Press
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9781322513195


Pages:   225
Publication Date:   01 January 2013
Format:   Electronic book text
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Uncommon Tongues explores the tension between the political value of eloquence and its classical definition in sixteenth-century English literature, locating eccentricity and unfamiliarity at the heart of pedagogical, rhetorical, and literary culture.

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Author:   Catherine Nicholson
Publisher:   University of Pennsylvania Press
Imprint:   University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN:  

9781322513195


ISBN 10:   1322513198
Pages:   225
Publication Date:   01 January 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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An illuminating study. Uncommon Tongues opens up a very different understanding of the category and the lineaments of English eloquence. Nicholson is a very observant, ingenious, and persuasive literary critic. --Jeff Dolven, Princeton University


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Catherine Nicholson teaches English at Yale University.

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