Shakespeare's Use of the Arts of Language

The contribution of the present work is to present in organized detail essentially complete the general theory of composition current during the Renaissance (as contrasted with special theories for particular forms of composition) and the illustration of Shakespeare’s use of it. It is organized as follows:Part One: IntroductionI. The General Theory of Composition and of Reading in Shakespeare’s England1. The Concept of Art in Renaissance England2. Training in the Arts in Renaissance England3. The English Works on Logic and Rhetoric4. The Tradition5. Invention and DispositionPart Two. Shakespeare’s Use of the TheoryII. Shakespeare’s Use of the Schemes of Grammar, Vices of Language, and Figures of Repetition1. The Schemes of Grammar2. The Vices of Language3. The Figures of RepetitionIII. Logos: The Topics of Invention1. Inartificial Arguments or Testimony2. Definition3. Division: Genus and Species, Whole and Parts4. Subject and Adjuncts5. Contraries and Contradictories6. Similarity and Dissimilarity7. Comparison: Greater, Equal, Less8. Cause and Effect, Antecedent and Consequent9. Notation and ConjugatesIV. Logos: Argumentation1. Syllogistic Reasoning2. Fallacious Reasoning3. DisputationV. Pathos and Ethos1. Pathos2. EthosPart Three. The General Theory of Composition and Reading as Defined and Illustrated by Tudor Logicians and RhetoriciansVI. Schemes of Grammar, Vices of Language, and Figures of Repetition1. The Schemes of Grammar2. Vices of LanguageVII. Logos: The Topics of Invention1. Inartificial Arguments or Testimony2. Definition3. Division: Genus and Species, Whole and Parts4. Subject and Adjuncts5. Contraries and Contradictories6. Similarity and Dissimilarity7. Comparison: Greater, Equal, Less8. Cause and Effect, Antecedent and Consequent9. Notation and Conjugates10. Genesis or Composition11. Analysis or ReadingVIII. Logos: Argumentation1. Syllogistic Reasoning2. Fallacious Reasoning3. DisputationIX. Pathos and Ethos1. Pathos2. Ethos Read more