Common Law Reflections of a Forensic "Urge" in the Art of Letter-Writing.

Wiethoff, William E.

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ERIC Number: EJ431062

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Common Law Reflections of a Forensic "Urge" in the Art of Letter-Writing.

Wiethoff, William E.

Southern Communication Journal, v56 n4 p268-78 Sum 1991

Examines the close formal relationship between the Renaissance rhetoric of letter-writing and the common law system of "writs." Traces a forensic urge reflected in structural and stylistic preferences of two letter-writing exemplars. Compares the graphic form of instructional aids in both systems to illustrate methods for examining their relationship. (SR)

Descriptors: Communication Research, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Legal Education (Professions), Letters (Correspondence), Rhetoric, Writing Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Historical Materials

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Common Law

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