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The trivium : the liberal arts of logic, grammar and rhetoric ; understanding the natureand function of language

The Trivium guides the reader through a clarifying and rigorous account of logic, grammar, and rhetoric. A thorough presentation of general grammar, propositions, syllogisms, enthymemes, fallacies, poetics, figurative language, and metrical discourse -- accompanied by lucid graphics and enlivened by examples from Shakespeare, Milton, Plato, and others -- makes The Trivium a perfect book for teachers, students, writers, lawyers, and all serious users of language.
Print Book, English, 2002
1. ed
Paul Dry Books, Philadelphia, 2002
XI, 292 Seiten
9780967967509, 0967967503
313959082
Editor's Introductionvii
The Liberal Arts
3(9)
The Nature and Function of Language
12(35)
General Grammar
47(24)
Terms and Their Grammatical Equivalents: Definition and Division
71(19)
Propositions and Their Grammatical Expression
90(19)
Relations of Simple Propositions
109(21)
The Simple Syllogism
130(34)
Relations of Hypothetical and Disjunctive Propositions
164(23)
Fallacies
187(22)
A Brief Summary of Induction
209(16)
Composition and Reading
225(42)
Notes267(14)
Sister Miriam Joseph (1899-1982)281(5)
Index286