
Farnsworth’s Classical English Rhetoric
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Narrated by:
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Bronson Pinchot
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Jim Meskimen
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By:
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Ward Farnsworth
Masters of language can turn unassuming words into phrases that are beautiful, effective, and memorable. What are the secrets of this alchemy? Part of the answer lies in rhetorical figures: practical ways of applying great aesthetic principles—repetition and variety, suspense and relief, concealment and surprise—to a simple sentence or paragraph.
Farnsworth’s Classical English Rhetoric recovers this knowledge for our times. It amounts to a tutorial on eloquence conducted by Churchill and Lincoln, Dickens and Melville, Burke and Paine, and more than a hundred others. The book organizes a vast range of examples from those sources into 18 chapters that illustrate and analyze the most valuable rhetorical devices with unprecedented clarity. The result is an indispensable source of pleasure and instruction for all lovers of the English language.
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Over the top, and information is top notch!
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Will read again and again
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Greater appreciation for the English language
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concisely presented recitation of rhetorical devices
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It is quite technical. I will be getting the physical book shortly for review and study. Listening to it in an audio format brought a nuance comprehension that simple reading could never deliver, since many of the examples were from speeches. The audio made the speeches more dynamic, even if I may have lost some of the science being explained.
Farnsworth's treatment begins to fill in a gap in our contemporary educational models.
An essential tool for a fuller education
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edutainment
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The best ever written on writing
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Outstanding book; heroic narration!
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So informative
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Most of the examples are from American and British (including Irish) Parliament speeches. While the context isn't important to the subject as the the word order that important; as a Canadian I found the American references a little frustrating given I never actually study American history. - The author habit of say "Now we're likely all familiar" fails for me. It's not critical but it's annoying. Most of the UK references I'm familiar with from studying WWII and the corn laws.
A little unwieldy for audio
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