John Donne and the Rhetorics of Renaissance Discourse
Author | : James S. Baumlin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 1991 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015021814960 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Download or read book John Donne and the Rhetorics of Renaissance Discourse written by James S. Baumlin and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining Donne's poetry and his increasingly sophisticated use of rhetoric, Baumlin argues that there are four distinct theories of historical rhetoric - the incarnational, the transcendental, the sceptical and the sophistic - which foster four distinct theories of reading.