Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Hugh Blair

ISBN 10: 0282293418 / ISBN 13: 9780282293413

Published by Forgotten Books, 2024

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Print on Demand. This book delves into the evolution and renowned orators of public speaking. The author first establishes the backdrop of public speaking, discussing the significant role it has played throughout the ages in political assemblies, religious institutions, and legal courtrooms. The author then examines the renowned orators of these different venues, analyzing their styles and techniques, which were often shaped by the unique demands of their respective settings. The author concludes by discussing the enduring legacy of these orators and the continuing importance of public speaking in shaping public opinion and fostering civic engagement. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0282293418
• ISBN 13: 9780282293413
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: print-on-demand item
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This book delves into the evolution and renowned orators of public speaking. The author first establishes the backdrop of public speaking, discussing the significant role it has played throughout the ages in political assemblies, religious institutions, and legal courtrooms. The author then examines the renowned orators of these different venues, analyzing their styles and techniques, which were often shaped by the unique demands of their respective settings. The author concludes by discussing the enduring legacy of these orators and the continuing importance of public speaking in shaping public opinion and fostering civic engagement.

From the Publisher

This new edition of Hugh Blair's Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, edited by Linda Ferreira-Buckley and S. Michael Halloran, answers the need for a complete, reliable text.

Although the extent of its influence cannot be measured fully, Blair's Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres was undoubtedly a primary vehicle for introducing many eighteenth- and nineteenth-century scholars to classical rhetoric and French belletristic rhetoric-its success due in part to the ease with which the lectures combine neoclassical and Enlightenment thought, accommodating emerging social concerns. Ferreira-Buckley and Halloran's extensive treatment revives the tradition of belletristic rhetoric, improving the understanding of Blair's place in the study of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century discourse, while finding him relevant in the twenty-first.

This edition also includes an introduction by the editors along with a table of variants in the 1783 and 1785 editions of the lectures, prepared by Gary Layne Hatch and Lara Calder. This edition contains forty-seven lectures and remains faithful to the text of the 1785 London edition. The editors contextualize Hugh Blair's motivations and thinking by providing an extended account of Blair's life and era. The bibliography of works by and about Blair is an invaluable aid, surpassing previous research on Blair.