On eloquence /
On Eloquence questions the common assumption that eloquence is merely a subset of rhetoric, a means toward a rhetorical end. Denis Donoghue, an eminent and prolific critic of the English language, holds that this assumption is erroneous. In this book, Donoghue maintains that eloquence should be exam...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
2008
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | On Eloquence questions the common assumption that eloquence is merely a subset of rhetoric, a means toward a rhetorical end. Denis Donoghue, an eminent and prolific critic of the English language, holds that this assumption is erroneous. In this book, Donoghue maintains that eloquence should be examined independent of mere rhetoric and that it has its own intrinsic value. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 199 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-189) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780300145052 0300145055 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
