Elements of Rhetoric

by Richard Whately

Book Overview

Direct, comprehensive, well organized, simple in statement, "Elements of Rhetoric" is in all respects well fitted to fulfill its assigned role as a textbook. The remarks on practical problems and the examples and analogies confirm contemporary reports that Whately was himself a talented and stimulating teacher. aaaaaaaaaaa The modern field of speech was born near the beginning of the twentieth century, some seventy years after Whately wrote. But influential...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809301016
• ISBN13: 9780809301010
• Release Date: October 1963
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.3" x 8.3"