Farnsworth's classical English rhetoric
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Boston : David R. Godine, Publisher, 2011.
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Book
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1st ed.
ISBN:
9781567923858, 1567923852
Physical Desc:
x, 253 pages ; 24 cm
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Aims Greeley Circulation
PE1408 .F285 2011
Description
Rhetoric is among the most ancient academic disciplines, and we all use it every day whether expertly or not. This book is a lively set of lessons on the subject. It is about rhetorical figures: practical ways of applying old and powerful principles--repetition and variety, suspense and relief, concealment and surprise, the creation of expectations and then the satisfaction or frustration of them--to the composition of a simple sentence or a complete paragraph. --from publisher description
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English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-253).
Description
Rhetoric is among the most ancient academic disciplines, and we all use it every day whether expertly or not. This book is a lively set of lessons on the subject. It is about rhetorical figures: practical ways of applying old and powerful principles--repetition and variety, suspense and relief, concealment and surprise, the creation of expectations and then the satisfaction or frustration of them--to the composition of a simple sentence or a complete paragraph. --from publisher description
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Farnsworth, W. (2011). Farnsworth's classical English rhetoric. Boston, David R. Godine, Publisher.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Farnsworth, Ward, 1967-. 2011. Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric. Boston, David R. Godine, Publisher.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Farnsworth, Ward, 1967-, Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric. Boston, David R. Godine, Publisher, 2011.
MLA Citation (style guide)Farnsworth, Ward. Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric. Boston, David R. Godine, Publisher, 2011.
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