Practical Instructions On Taste and Literature Series
A continued sequence of letters from a father to his son exploring taste in books and the craft of writing. The discourse links literary values with composition technique and aims to guide young readers in discerning quality and form.
Tropes and figures in rhetoric and ornament
The letter discusses perspicuity and ornament in style, focusing on how tropes and figures enrich discourse. It argues figurative language should arise naturally from the subject and be judicious, differing between figures of thought and language and highlighting the impact of phrasing on impression.
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