A Scholarly Edition of Samuel P. Newman's a Practical System of Rhetoric

Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-90-04-43760-9
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 13, 410 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 838 g

Reihe: International Studies in the History of Rhetoric

In A Scholarly Edition of Samuel P. Newman’s A Practical System of Rhetoric, Beth L. Hewett argues that Newman, an American nineteenth-century rhetorician, has been unfairly judged by criteria disconnected from his goals and accomplishments. His exceptionally popular textbook is important for how he engaged received theory, fit practice to the era, struggled with age-old questions of thought and language, and spoke to his readers. He operationalized the concept of taste, giving it functionality for invention, and inflected Belletrism with American illustrations suited to the nascent, uniquely American communicative requirements of a democracy. Hewett’s modern scholarly edition contextualizes this book as the serious work of a scholar-educator, demonstrating its values in the context of nineteenth-century American rhetorical and textbook history.

Autoren/Hrsg.

L Hewett, Beth

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprechwissenschaft, Rhetorik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1 Samuel P. Newman: A Scholar-Educator

2 Samuel P. Newman’s Life and Work

3 The State of Rhetoric and Oratory at Bowdoin College

4 Newman’s Place in Nineteenth-Century American Rhetoric

5 The Evolution of a Practical System of Rhetoric

6 Introduction to the Scholarly Edition Copy Text

7 Conclusion

A Practical System of Rhetoric

Introduction: The Advantages Proposed To Be Attained by the Study of Rhetoric

Chapter First: On Thought as the Foundation of Good Writing

Plan of the Work

Extensive Knowledge Essential to the Good Writer

Discipline of Mind Essential to the Good Writer

Habit of Patient Reflection Necessary

Method

Amplification

Different Kinds of Composition

Selection of a Subject

Introduction

On the Statement of the Subject

On the Plan or Divisions

Arrangement

Transitions

Conclusion

Narrative and Descriptive Writing

Chapter Second: On Taste

Definition of Taste

Sensibility as Connected with Taste

Standard of Taste

Taste as Affected by the Intellectual Habits

Objects on Which Taste Is Exercised

Connexion of Taste with the Imagination

Value of Models of Excellence in the Arts

Explanation of the Word Picturesque

Revolutions in Taste

Different Qualities of Taste Explained

Different Uses of the Word Taste

Technical Taste

Taste of Comparison

Philosophical Taste

Chapter Third: On Literary Taste

Chapter Fourth: On Skill in the Use of Language

Section I.—On Verbal Criticism

Section II.—On the Composition of Sentences

Chapter Fifth: On Style

Section 1. On the Qualities of a Good Style

Section 2. On the Modes of Writing, Which Characterize the Productions of Different Individuals

Section 3. On Modes of Writing Suited to Different Subjects and Occasions

Exercises on Chapter I

Exercise I

Exercise II

Exercise III

Exercise IV

Exercise V

Exercise on Chapter III

Exercise on Chapter IV

Exercise on Chapter V

Historical Dissertation on English Style

Of English Style before the Revival of Letters

From the Revival of Letters to the Reign of Elizabeth

Reign of Elizabeth

Reign of James I

Charles I. and the Commonwealth

Reign of Charles II

Contents

Appendix 1: Preface (1st 1827 with 2nd 1829 Edition Content-Base Revisions)

Appendix 2: Introduction (1st 1827 with 2nd 1829 Edition Text-Base Revisions)

Appendix 3: Examples of Content-Base Revision Changes in Newman’s Chapter 1

Appendix 4: 4th 1834 Edition Chapter 1 Exercises

Appendix 5: 4th 1834 Edition Chapter 2 Exercises

Appendix 6: 4th 1834 Edition Chapter 3 Exercises

Appendix 7: 4th 1834 Edition Chapter 5 Exercises

Appendix 8: Preface from 1837 London Edition

Appendix 9: Of English Style before the Revival of Letters

Works Cited

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Beth L. Hewett, PhD, CT (Defend & Publish, LLC) is an independent scholar who studies and publishes books and articles in nineteenth-century American rhetoric, online writing and literacy instruction, and death and bereavement. She mentors academic writers and coaches.