Eighteenth-Century British and American Rhetorics and Rhetoricians: Critical Studies and Sources

by Michael G. Moran

Overview

Eighteenth-century rhetorical theory and rhetoricians figured prominently in the development of contemporary composition and rhetoric. This reference provides critical overviews of the careers and contributions of all major and many minor British and American rhetoricians of the 18th century. The volume begins with an introduction that discusses the various rhetorical movements of the time, including the importance of women to rhetorical theory. The entries that follow are arranged alphabetically, and each provides a bibliography of important primary and critical sources. A bibliography of general sources on 18th-century rhetoric concludes the work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313279096
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/20/1994
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.88(d)
Lexile:	1450L (what's this?)

About the Author

MICHAEL G. MORAN is Associate Professor of English and Director of Freshman English at the University of Georgia. His present interests include composition theory, rhetorical theory, and 18th-century literature and rehtoric. His previous books include Research in Composition and Rhetoric (1984), Research in Technical Communication (1985), and Research in Basic Writing (1990), all published by Greenwood Press.

Table of Contents

Anon., An Essay on the Action Proper for the Pulpit
Anthony Blackwell
Hugh Blair
James Burgh
Edmund Burke
George Cambell
William Enfield
Michel Le Faucheur
Margaret Asker Fell
Francois de Salignac de la Mothe-Fenelon
Alexander Gerard
Thomas Gibbons
Charles Gildon
John Henley
John Herries
John Holmes
David Hume
Henry Home, Lord Kames
John Lawson
Thomas Leland
John Locke
John Mason
Joseph Priestley
Charles Rollin
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury
Thomas Sheridan
Adam Smith
Joshua Steele
John Stirling
John Walker
John Ward
Robert Watson
Noah Webster
John Witherspoon
Mary Wollstonecraft

Editorial Reviews

Eighteenth-century rhetorical theory and rhetoricians figured prominently in the development of contemporary composition and rhetoric. This reference provides critical overviews of the careers and contributions of all major and many minor British and American rhetoricians of the 18th century. The introduction discusses the various rhetorical movements of the time, including the importance of women to rhetorical theory. The entries that follow are arranged alphabetically, and each includes a bibliography of important primary and critical sources. A bibliography of general sources on 18th- century rhetoric concludes the work. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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