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Part II. Discusses the aspects of the theory of literary form. Rhetorical and poetical perspectives on literary theory; Philosophy of literary form; Definition of rhetoric.

The article presents the author's views on classical and European traditions of speech and rhetoric training. He states that the most recent trend in college textbooks on public speaking is to use illustrations related with the subject, however most do not show that the speaker is a thinker or a scholar. He comments that science and scholarship need rhetoric as it is the organization that governs communication of truth.

Presents an historical assessment of historian Adam Smith's lectures on rhetoric. Topics emphasized by Smith in his lectures; Comments of three contemporaries on Smith's lectures; Educational background of Smith.

Focuses on the distinction made by the philosopher Thomas De Quincey between rhetoric and poetics. Features of rhetorical theory and poetical theory in ancient Greece; Inconsistencies in De Quincey's conception of rhetoric; Features of the distinctions made between science and literature by De Quincey.

Presents a translation of philosopher Nathaniel Carpenter's philosophical essay which were published in the year 1622 and was given the title 'Philosophia Libera'. Role of Carpenter in the protest against medieval dogmatism; Topics discussed in the essays of Carpenter; Interest of Carpenter in rhetoric.

Presents commentaries on books and publications related to language. 'Studies in Language and Literature,' edited by George R. Coffman; 'Propaganda, Communication, and Public Opinion. A Comprehensive Reference Guide,' by Bruce Lannes Smith; Comments on several articles on the military slang; Criticism on an article on the American language by H.L. Mencken.

Presents opinions of people and scholars about topics related to rhetoric. Discussion about rhetoric formulated by British writers between 1700 to 1800; Competence of John Cowper Powys as a speaker and orator.

Analyzes the opinion of authors and philosophers Aristotle and Horace on rhetoric and poetics. Aristotelian distinction between poem and oration; Absence of rhetorical dimension in Aristotle's book 'Poetics' Interpretation of Horace's 'Ars Poetica.'

Discusses the contributions of John Locke to the new rhetoric of the 18th century. Historical background on rhetoric; Information on the treatises 'Essay Concerning Human Understanding' and 'Of the Conduct of the Understanding,' both by Locke; Details of the theory of invention; Different changes that occurred in rhetorical theory.

Discusses the history of elocutionary movement in England during 1700-1748. Literary style of Neo-Ciceronian; Native sources from where the english elocutionary movement received its name; Potential role of early writers in teaching about the genesis of the English elocutionary movement.

Focuses on literary works of Peter Ramus. Contributions in the sixteenth-century reform of the liberal arts; Biographies on Ramus; Ramus' sponsorship of a revision in educational method; Relationship to English rhetoric in the period between 1574 and 1681.

Examines the role of oratory and poetry in the literary theory of 17th-century French writer and Catholic priest Fénelon. Fénelon's view of poetry and oratory as instruments of similar value in human affairs; Basic principle in Fénelon's conception of the relations between oratory and poetry, as illustrated in his 'Dialogues on Eloquence' and 'Letter to the Academy.'

Examines the relation of the artistic enterprise to the communicative enterprise in an effort to find what bearing the former has upon communication and social action. Analysis of the role of artistic enterprise in communication; Considerations of the poetical utterances; Detachment of poetry from the enterprise of communication.