Rhetorical Traditions and British Romantic Literature

"The book deserves a large and passionate readership among both Romanticists and others; I hope it will inspire further work along similar lines." --Modern Philology ..". a collection of essays that is admirable for its quite conservative and utterly convincing account of the structuring presence of the classical rhetorical tradition in the works of several Romantic writers..." --The Wordsworth Circle Romantic "genius" did not sweep away classical rhetoric. As these essays demonstrate, romantic writers drew upon a number of rhetorical traditions--including the sophistic, classical, biblical, and enlightenment in the creation of their art.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253311802
• ISBN13: 9780253311801
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.1" x 9.3"