A System Of Oratory Delivered In A Course Of Lectures Publicly Read At Gresham College London Volume 2

This influential treatise on rhetoric and public speaking was first delivered as a series of lectures at Gresham College in the early 17th century. Ward draws on classical and contemporary theories of rhetoric to offer a comprehensive guide to the art of persuasion. He covers a wide range of topics including the nature of eloquence the virtues of the orator the principles of argumentation and the rules of delivery.