Essays on the Arts of Discourse : Linguistics, Rhetoric, Poetics (American University Studies, Series 2: Romance, Languages & Literature)

Reprints 25 works most relevant to understanding Scaglione's theory of language development and style, which he has refined over a long career teaching Italian and comparative literature at a number of universities. They share a common theme in referring to the traditional theory of the Arts of Discourse, or Trivium Arts, as the core of the liberal arts system. The examples range from Latin and Greek to Italian, French, and German. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.