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Rhetoric, science, & magic in seventeenth-century England / Ryan J. Stark.

Author: Stark, Ryan J.

Imprint:Washington, D.C. : The Catholic University of America Press, c2009.

Descriptionvii, 234 p. ; 23 cm.

Note:Introduction: the new plainness -- Charmed and plain tropes -- Language reform in the late seventeenth century -- Natural magic -- Demonic eloquence -- Meric Casaubon on rhetorical enthusiasm -- John Dryden, new philosophy, and rhetoric -- Conclusion: the importance of philosophy of rhetoric.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-225) and index.



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Stark, Ryan J.
Title:
Rhetoric, science, and magic in seventeenth-century England
Subject:
English language -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Rhetoric.
Rhetoric -- Philosophy -- History -- 17th century.
Occultism -- England -- History -- 17th century.
Literature and science -- England -- History -- 17th century.
English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism.