George Campbell's cura prima on eloquence—1758
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9239124 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dennis R Bormann (University of Nebraska–Lincoln, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 35-51 |
| Publication date | 1988-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Quarterly Journal of Speech (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-5630 • E-ISSN: 1479-5779 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00335638809383827 |
| OpenAlex | W2079818521 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
Until recently a limited amount of information was available concerning the famous Philosophical Society of Aberdeen, Scotland. In 1982, however, eighteenth‐century manuscripts were discovered in King's College which included copies‐ of many of the Society's actual discourses. This essay reproduces portions of the first lecture given to the Society—George Campbell's discussion of eloquence of 1758. This manuscript demonstrates that Campbell's epoch‐making differentiation on the “ends” of speaking was clearly formulated and publicly pronounced almost twenty years before his published work on rhetoric. The manuscript also clearly reveals the “belletristic” roots of Campbell's theory. Finally, this early document illustrates how Campbell revised and enlarged his original lectures to the Wise Club for publication in his Philosophy of Rhetoric
Art · Art history · Club · George (robot) · Linguistics · Literature · Rhetoric · Sociology · Classics · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies · Philosophy · Scottish History and National Identity
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |