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Lectures of William Edmondstoune Aytoun on the principles of oratory, I., 1846-[before 1858], undated.

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Identifier: MS.4910

Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

(i) 'Formal rhetoric', delivered in 1851 (folio 1);

(ii) 'Divisions of a discourse' (folio 63);

(iii) 'Conduct of a discourse' (folio 83);

(iv) Three lectures on 'The structure of sentences', the first apparently written before 1858 (folios 106, 127, 148), with fragments, 1846, on the same subject (folio 173).

Dates

  • Creation: 1846-[before 1858], undated.

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Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

175 Leaves

Arrangement

175 folios.

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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