RG Rhetorique
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CMV32960
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Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH- Lot 540
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RG Rhetorique
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Brief Summary:
Probably a fair copy of an unpublished handbook on rhetoric. The author’s name is hidden behind the initials R.G.
Detailed Summary:
Citations throughout the manuscript include: Voltaire, Rousseau, Boileau, Madame Deshoulières, Corneille, Racine, and La Fontaine. The author was familiar with Rhétorique Francoise, a L’Usage des Jeunes Desmoiselles by Gabriel Henri Gaillard. The handbook is made up of excerpts from the following:
p.1-150: Discours préliminaire sur la Rhétorique
p.161-213: Seconde Partie de la Rhétorique
p.222-238: Traité du Récit ou l’Art de Raconter
p.242-332: Troisième Partie de la Rhétorique
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332 pp.
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1
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The last thirty pages are slightly water damaged and the corners of the manuscript are partly creased.
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