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Author:

Stark, Ryan J.

Title:

Rhetoric, science, & magic in seventeenth-century England / Ryan J. Stark.

Publisher:

The Catholic University of America Press,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

vii, 234 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

English language--Early modern, 1500-1700--Rhetoric.
Rhetoric--History--History--17th century.
Occultism--England--History--17th century.
Literature and science--England--History--17th century.
English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-225) and index.

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.

ISBN:

0813215781 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780813215785 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)245024207

LCCN:

2008038128

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)