Uncommon Tongues
Author | : Catherine Nicholson |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2013-12-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780812245585 |
ISBN-13 | : 081224558X |
Rating | : 4/5 (85 Downloads) |
Download or read book Uncommon Tongues written by Catherine Nicholson and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2013-12-18 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uncommon Tongues explores the tension between the political value of eloquence and its classical definition in sixteenth-century English literature, locating eccentricity and unfamiliarity at the heart of pedagogical, rhetorical, and literary culture.