How Long to Read Romanticism, Rhetoric and the Search for the Sublime, 2nd Edition

How Long Does it Take to Read Romanticism, Rhetoric and the Search for the Sublime, 2nd Edition?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 4 minutes to read Romanticism, Rhetoric and the Search for the Sublime, 2nd Edition by Craig R. Smith

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Relying on the author’s established expertise in rhetoric and political communication, this book re-contextualizes Romantic rhetorical theory from the late 18th and early 19th centuries to provide a foundation for a Neo-Romantic rhetorical theory for our own time. In the process, it uses a unique methodology to correct misconceptions about the rhetorical theories of many writers. Using a dialectical approach, the early chapters trace Romanticism through its opposition to the industrial revolution and the Enlightenment, back through Humanism and its opposition to Scholasticism, to its roots in St. Augustine’s writing. These chapters include a revisionist analysis of the church’s treatment of Galileo in the course of showing how difficult it was for scientific study to be accepted in Scholastic circles. The study goes on to argue that Jean-Jacques Rousseau, David Hume, and Edmund Burke were bridge figures to the Romantic Era. This move throws new light on exemplary painters, composers, writers and orators of the Romantic Era, who are examined in chapters eight and nine. Chapter ten focuses on Percy Bysshe Shelley and his development of the rhetorical poem, and thereby provides a new genre in the Romantic catalogue. Chapter Eleven turns to the Romantic rhetorical theories of Hugh Blair and Thomas De Quincey to empower those seeking to save the environment. The concluding chapter then synthesizes their theories with relevant contemporary rhetorical theories thereby constructing a Neo-Romantic theory for our own time. In the process, the book links the Romantics’ love of nature to the current environmental crisis.

How long is Romanticism, Rhetoric and the Search for the Sublime, 2nd Edition?

Romanticism, Rhetoric and the Search for the Sublime, 2nd Edition by Craig R. Smith is 356 pages long, and a total of 91,136 words.

This makes it 120% the length of the average book. It also has 111% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Romanticism, Rhetoric and the Search for the Sublime, 2nd Edition Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 18 minutes to read Romanticism, Rhetoric and the Search for the Sublime, 2nd Edition aloud.

What Reading Level is Romanticism, Rhetoric and the Search for the Sublime, 2nd Edition?

Romanticism, Rhetoric and the Search for the Sublime, 2nd Edition is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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