Eighteenth-Century British and American Rhetorics and Rhetoricians: Critical Studies and SourcesMichael G. Moran Eighteenth-century rhetorical theory and rhetoricians figured prominently in the development of contemporary composition and rhetoric. This reference provides critical overviews of the careers and contributions of all major and many minor British and American rhetoricians of the 18th century. The volume begins with an introduction that discusses the various rhetorical movements of the time, including the importance of women to rhetorical theory. The entries that follow are arranged alphabetically, and each provides a bibliography of important primary and critical sources. A bibliography of general sources on 18th-century rhetoric concludes the work. |
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Anthony Blackwall | 16 |
James Burgh | 36 |
George Campbell | 52 |
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