Classical Composition Common Topic Stage Student Book: Discovering the Skills of Writing

James A. Selby

ISBN 10: 1615382267 / ISBN 13: 9781615382262

Published by Memoria Press

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Classical Composition Common Topic Stage Student Book: Discovering the Skills of Writing
• Publisher: Memoria Press
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1615382267
• ISBN 13: 9781615382262
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Have you been looking for a composition program that incorporates the classical approach? Well, we've got something even Memoria Press' new Classical Composition program, written by James Selby, doesn't just incorporate the classical approach, it is the classical approach. Going back to the method of writing instruction used for over 2,000 years, Classical Composition teaches the student 14 composition skills, called the progymnasmata, a set of elementary rhetorical exercises that formed the basis of persuasive writing. This approach was used to teach writing by Quintilian and Cicero, and produced writers such as Milton, Shakespeare, and Benjamin Franklin.