A Course of Lectures on Oratory and Criticism (Paperback)

Dedication; Preface; Part I: 1. The introduction; 2. Of the nature and use of topics; 3. Of universal topics; 4. Of particular topics; 5. Of amplification; Part II: 6. Of method in narrative discourses; 7. Of method in argumentative discourses; 8. Of the several parts of a proper demonstration; 9. Of the analytical method; 10. Of the method of Mr Hume's inquiry into the principles of morals, etc.; Part III: 11. Of taste; 12. What affects the passions, judgment, and imagination; 13. Of the tendency of strong emotions to produce belief; 14. Of the influence of the passions on each other; 15. Of forms of address adapted to gain belief; 16. Of objections, etc.; 17. Of the pleasures of imagination; 18. A general account of the pleasure we receive from objects; 19. Of novelty; 20. Of the sublime; 21. Of the pleasure we receive from uniformity, and variety; 22. Of the nature of metaphors; 23. Rules for the use of metaphors; 24. Of contrast; 25. Of burlesque etc.; 26. Of riddles, puns, etc.; 27. Of metoymy; 28. Of the hyperbole and bombast; 29. Of personification; 30. Of imitation; 31. Of climax; 32. Of perspicuity in style; 33. Of the resemblance between sound and sense; 34. Of harmony in verse; 35. Of harmony in prose.