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The Renaissance saw a renewed and energetic engagement with
classical rhetoric; recent years have seen a similar revival of
interest in Renaissance rhetoric. As Renaissance critics
recognised, figurative language is the key area of intersection
between rhetoric and literature. This book is the first modern
account of Renaissance rhetoric to focus solely on the figures of
speech. It reflects a belief that the figures exemplify the larger
concerns of rhetoric, and connect, directly or by analogy, to
broader cultural and philosophical concerns within early modern
society. Thirteen authoritative contributors have selected a
rhetorical figure with a special currency in Renaissance writing
and have used it as a key to one of the period's characteristic
modes of perception, forms of argument, states of feeling or styles
of reading.
This accessible and interdisciplinary volume addresses a
fundamental need in current education in language, literature and
drama. Many of today's students lack the grammatical and linguistic
skills to enable them to study Shakespearean and other Renaissance
texts as closely as their courses require. This practical guide
will help them to understand and use the structures and strategies
of written and dramatic language. Eleven short essays on aspects of
literary criticism and performance by an eminent team of
contributors are followed by a more detailed exploration of the
history of language use, grammar and spelling, plus a glossary of
terms offering definitions, contexts and examples. Together these
provide an informed and engaging historical understanding of
dramatic language in the early modern period.
The Renaissance saw a renewed and energetic engagement with
classical rhetoric; recent years have seen a similar revival of
interest in Renaissance rhetoric. As Renaissance critics
recognised, figurative language is the key area of intersection
between rhetoric and literature. This book is the first modern
account of Renaissance rhetoric to focus solely on the figures of
speech. It reflects a belief that the figures exemplify the larger
concerns of rhetoric, and connect, directly or by analogy, to
broader cultural and philosophical concerns within early modern
society. Thirteen distinguished contributors have selected a
rhetorical figure with a special currency in Renaissance writing,
and have used it as a key to one of the period's characteristic
modes of perception, forms of argument, states of feeling, or
styles of reading.
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