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The Selected Writings of John Witherspoon (Landmarks in Rhetoric and Public Address)
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Paperback. Considered the first significant teacher of rhetoric in America, John Witherspoon also introduced Scottish moral philosophy to the US. Thomas P. Miller argues that Witherspoon's career exemplifies the Ciceronian ideal, and the eight selections Miller presents from the 1802 American edition of the Works corroborate that claim. Editor(s): Miller, Thomas P. Series: Landmarks in Rhetoric & Public Address. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; HPCD; HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 825.
Considered the first significant teacher of rhetoric in America, John Witherspoon also introduced Scottish moral philosophy to this country and as president of Princeton reformed the curriculum to give emphasis to both studies. He was an active pamphleteer on religious and political issues and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Editor Thomas P. Miller argues that Witherspoon’s career exemplifies the Ciceronian ideal, and the eight selections Miller presents from the 1802 American edition of the Works corroborate that claim. This new paperback edition includes a new preface by the editor of the volume that surveys the scholarship published on ... Read more
Considered the first significant teacher of rhetoric in America, John Witherspoon also introduced Scottish moral philosophy to this country and as president of Princeton reformed the curriculum to give emphasis to both studies. He was an active pamphleteer on religious and political issues and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Editor Thomas P. Miller argues that Witherspoon’s career exemplifies the Ciceronian ideal, and the eight selections Miller presents from the 1802 American edition of the Works corroborate that claim. This new paperback edition includes a new preface by the editor of the volume that surveys the scholarship published on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
Series
Landmarks in Rhetoric & Public Address
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Carbondale, United States
ISBN
9780809334674
SKU
V9780809334674
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About
Thomas P. Miller, a professor of English and the vice provost for faculty affairs at the University of Arizona, is the author of several books, including The Formation of College English: Rhetoric and Belles Lettres in the British Cultural Provinces, a winner of the Mina P. Shaughnessy Prize.
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