The Rhetoric of Science
A Study of Scientific Ideas and Imagery in Eighteenth-Century English Poetry
Published on 1. April 2025
258 pages
978-1-040-32591-9 (ISBN)
Description
Henry Fielding (1933) examines Fielding's prodigious activity as dramatist, journalist, novelist and magistrate. Though Fielding lived mainly by his pen, the profession he had chosen for himself, and the one in which he ardently desired to succeed, was that of the law, and this book takes the man as a whole in looking at his writings and his success at law.
Reviews / Votes
'An able and illuminating discussion of the most controversial topic in contemporary philosophy.' Adelphi'A most attractive book... The freshness of the author's imagination makes his writing always entertaining.' Mind
'Thoroughly recommended to students.' Times Literary Supplement
'Packed with thought; it covers an incredible amount of ground; it is a book that will make a difference in philosophy.' Church Times
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
File size
1,75 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-040-32591-9 (9781040325919)
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William Powell Jones
The Rhetoric of Science
A Study of Scientific Ideas and Imagery in Eighteenth-Century English Poetry
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The Rhetoric of Science
A Study of Scientific Ideas and Imagery in Eighteenth-Century English Poetry
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04/2025
1st Edition
Routledge
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Content
1. Fielding's Early Life and Education 2. Legal Allusions in the Plays 3. Fielding and the Licensing Act, 1737 4. Fielding as a Law Student 5. Fielding at the Bar - Legal Characters and Legal Questions in his Novels 6. Fielding as a Magistrate 7. His 'Charge to the Grand Jury' 8. The Riots of 1749 - Fielding Acknowledged as Principal Westminster Magistrate 9. The Establishment of the First Detective Force in England 10. His Suggestions as to Legislative Reforms 11. Proposals for Removing the Causes of Crime 12. Defects in the Criminal Law and Suggested Reforms 13. Fielding and Prison Reform 14. His Views on Punishment 15. The Case of Elizabeth Canning 16. Fielding's Contribution to Legislation and to the Establishment of a Stipendiary Magistracy
