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218 pages In The Establishment of Modern English Prose in the Reformation and the Enlightenment, Ian Robinson traces the legacy of prose writing as an art form that was theorised in a manner quite distinct from verse. Robinson argues that the sentence is a stylistic as well as a grammatical conception. Engaging with the work of the great prose writers in English, Robinson provides a bold reappraisal of this literary form, combining literary criticism with linguistic and textual analysis.He shows that the formal construct of the sentence itself is historically conditioned and no older than the post-medieval world. The relationship between rhetorical style and literary meaning, Robinson argues, is at the heart of the way we understand the external world. Robinson, Ian English prose literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History and criticism English prose literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism English prose literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism English language -- Great Britain -- Rhetoric English language -- Great Britain -- Style History and criticism English prose literature English language 828.08 ROB 9780521480888 0521480884 InACL 260927 20260927135906.0 239996 eng