Elements of Rhetoric: Comprising the Substance of the Article in the Encyclopaedia Metropolitana; With Additions, &C (Classic Reprint) by Richard Whately (Paperback / softback, 2016)
Excerpt from Elements of Rhetoric: Comprising the Substance of the Article in the Encyclopaedia Metropolitana; With Additions, &C It is evident that, in its primary signification, Rhetoric had reference to 'public speaking alone, as its etymology implies. But, as most of the rules for speaking are of course applica ble equally to writing, an extension of the term naturally took' place; and we find even Aristotle, the earliest system atic writer on the subject whose works have come down to us, including in his treatise rules for such compositions as were t intended to be publicly recited.* And even as far as relates to speeches, properly so called, he takes, in the same treatise, at one time a wider, and at ather a more restricted View of the subject; including under the term Rhetoric, in the opening of his work, thing beyond the finding of topics of persuasion, as far as regards the matter of what is spoken; and afterwards embracing the considera tion of style, arrangement, and delivery. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art techlogy to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.