Share
The Conversational Enlightenment: The Reconception of Rhetoric in Eighteenth-Century Thought (in English)
David Randall
(Author)
·
Edinburgh University Press
· Paperback
The Conversational Enlightenment: The Reconception of Rhetoric in Eighteenth-Century Thought (in English) - Randall, David
$ 42.38
$ 70.63
You save: $ 28.25
Choose the list to add your product or create one New List
✓ Product added successfully to the Wishlist.
Go to My Wishlists
Origin: United Kingdom
(Import costs included in the price)
It will be shipped from our warehouse between
Thursday, May 30 and
Friday, June 07.
You will receive it anywhere in United States between 1 and 3 business days after shipment.
Synopsis "The Conversational Enlightenment: The Reconception of Rhetoric in Eighteenth-Century Thought (in English)"
The ever-widening application of conversational style created a conversational Enlightenment The Conversational Enlightenment traces the spread of the concept of conversation during the Enlightenment, including the project of politeness, the fine arts, philosophy and public opinion. The book narrates this triumph of conversational style and thought partly as a succession to the oratorical rhetoric that characterised the Renaissance and partly as the victory of the only mode of speech that recognised women as women, and not as imitation men. It also rewrites Jürgen Habermas' history of the public sphere as the history of rational conversation. Key Features: The first book-length intellectual history of Enlightenment conversation in English Synthesises a great deal of Enlightenment intellectual history within the frameworks of rhetoric and conversation Puts women's speech at the heart of the history of Enlightenment rhetoric Fuses Habermas' historical-theoretical framework to the history of rhetoric, revising both
- 0% (0)
- 0% (0)
- 0% (0)
- 0% (0)
- 0% (0)
All books in our catalog are Original.
The book is written in English.
The binding of this edition is Paperback.
✓ Producto agregado correctamente al carro, Ir a Pagar.
