Rhetoric

[Musaeus]

I am intrigued by rhetoric, especially as practised by Shakespeare and his contemporaries - the use of both larger scale forms such as encomium, ekphrasis and amplification, but perhaps even more the smaller scale handling of sentences and lines such as anaphora and periphrasis.

I wonder if there are other enthusiasts for this branch of literary expertise in the forum, and if they would be willing to begin an interesting dialogue on the subject

[miyako73]

Isn't it time to move on from formulae and be original?

[Musaeus]

You might just as well say - isnt it time to move on from originality and be skilful?

[miyako73]

"You might just as well say - isnt it time to move on from originality and be skilful?"

did you mean skillful?

[Musaeus]

yes ... of course .. silly me

[Musaeus]

This one didn't get going originally - anyone interested? It's such a fascinating topic.... and one of the essential keys to literature of the Renaissance period

[Jack of Hearts]

This reader is interested in rhetoric as it has evolved through history- even studied it in college. However the specific era you mentioned is of no interest to this reader.







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