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Rhetoric, science, & magic in seventeenth-century England / Ryan J. Stark.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stark, Ryan J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Early modern, 1500-1700--Rhetoric.
- English language.
- Rhetoric--Philosophy--History--17th century.
- Rhetoric.
- Occultism--England--History--17th century.
- Occultism.
- Literature and science--England--History--17th century.
- Literature and science.
- English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (246 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Ryan J. Stark presents a spiritually sensitive, interdisciplinary, and original discussion of early modern English rhetoric. He shows specifically how experimental philosophers attempted to disenchant language.
- Contents:
- Introduction: the new plainness
- Charmed and plain tropes
- Language reform in the late seventeenth century
- Natural magic
- Demonic eloquence
- Meric Casaubon on rhetorical enthusiasm
- John Dryden, new philosophy, and rhetoric
- Conclusion: the importance of philosophy of rhetoric.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-225) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8132-1889-6
- OCLC:
- 707926680
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