| Elizabethan Rhetoric: Theory and Practice Revised Edition Contributor(s): Mack, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521020999 ISBN-13: 9780521020992 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2005 Annotation: In this important contribution to the cultural and educational history of Elizabethan England, Peter Mack examines the impact of humanist training in the use of language on English prose writing. Study of the rhetorical codes and conventions in terms of which the debates of the period were conducted is currently a major area of historical and literary inquiry. Peter Mack provides a wealth of new information, showing how this humanist training was deployed in literary genres and in more practical legal and political settings. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Science - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 828.309 |
| Lexile Measure: 1690 |
| Series: Ideas in Context |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6" W x 9" (1.11 lbs) 344 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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Contributor Bio(s): Mack, Peter: - PETER MACK is Professor of English at the University of Warwick. |