Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
20.04.2021
Herausgeber
Hugh BlairVerlag
Alpha EditionsSeitenzahl
648
Maße (L/B/H)
22,9/15,2/3,8 cm
Gewicht
1036 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-93-5454-036-3
Great speakers are made, not born. Language can change minds today. In Lectures On Rhetoric And Belles Lettres, Hugh Blair distils a renowned rhetoric lecture series into guidance that still feels immediate. From invention and arrangement to delivery and audience, these literary criticism lectures link public speaking techniques to the finer points of composition and style, showing how clarity, rhythm, and emphasis create persuasion. Blair also surveys the pleasures of belles lettres, mapping what makes style elegant without losing sense. His advice suits the page as much as the platform, where confidence is built line by line. Written at the height of 18th century rhetoric, this cornerstone of the Scottish Enlightenment essays tradition helped shape anglophone education. Blair's pages on taste and criticism taught generations how to judge poetry, prose, and eloquence with a trained ear, making the work a durable college rhetoric textbook for writers, preachers, and statesmen alike. As a classical oratory textbook, it speaks naturally beside an Aristotle rhetoric companion and the enduring Quintilian oratory principles, yet remains accessible for anyone polishing a speech, revising an argument, or pursuing serious speech and debate study. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. For casual learners, it offers a disciplined method for better sentences and stronger structure; for classic-literature collectors, it is a touchstone of rhetorical history and a work of lasting cultural weight.
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