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How words make things happen / David Bromwich.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2019Description: xi, 113 pages ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780199672790
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 808.03 23 BRO
Contents:
1: Does Persuasion Occur? (Austin, Aristotle, Cicero) 2: Speakers Who Convince Themselves (Shakespeare, Milton, James) 3: Pledging Emotion for Conviction (Burke, Lincoln, Bagehot) 4: Persuasion and Responsibility (Yeats, Auden, Orwell) 5: What Should We Be Allowed to Say? (Rushdie, Mill, Savio)
Summary: Written by a leading literary critic, this engaging volume studies the words of a wide range of speakers and writers to explore the nature of persuasion, the effects of words, and how words can lead to action.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1: Does Persuasion Occur? (Austin, Aristotle, Cicero) 2: Speakers Who Convince Themselves (Shakespeare, Milton, James) 3: Pledging Emotion for Conviction (Burke, Lincoln, Bagehot) 4: Persuasion and Responsibility (Yeats, Auden, Orwell) 5: What Should We Be Allowed to Say? (Rushdie, Mill, Savio)

Written by a leading literary critic, this engaging volume studies the words of a wide range of speakers and writers to explore the nature of persuasion, the effects of words, and how words can lead to action.

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