Rhetoric

Since the publication of his groundbreaking books Writing Without Teachers and Writing with Power, Peter Elbow has revolutionized the way we think about writing. As a theorist, teacher, and uncommonly engaging writer himself, he has long championed our...

Cicero's Topica is one of the canonical texts on ancient rhetorical theory. This is the first full-scale commentary on this work, and the first critical edition that is informed by a full analysis of its transmission. Cicero recommends an Aristotelian...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780197537183Author Kurt SchickFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Oxford University Press, USAPublisher Oxford University Press, USAWeight(grams) 295g

Drawing on original archival research in the rhetoric of civil rights, the author explores this largely underexamined rhetorical studies site In Liturgy of Change: Rhetorics of the Civil Rights Mass Meeting, Elizabeth Miller examines civil rights mass...

In the 1920s, the US government passed legislation against undocumented entry into the country, and as a result the figure of the "illegal alien" took form in the national discourse. In this book, Lisa A. Flores explores the history of our...

PATTERNS ACROSS CULTURES, International Edition is a rhetorically organized reader driven by the principle that as the world gets smaller, students should be exposed to a wide variety of cultural perspectives-both from within the United States and from...

In Wit's End, Sean Zwagerman offers an original perspective on women's use of humor as a performative strategy as seen in works of twentieth-century American literature. He argues that women whose direct, explicit performative speech has been...

Women's contribution to rhetoric throughout Western history, like so many other aspects of women's experience, has yet to be fully explored. In pathbreaking discussions ranging from ancient Greece, though the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, to modern...

In this elegant but pocketable edition, passionate bibliophile Michael Ross has curated 106 favorite literary quotes from the collection of over 1,500 well-read books on his shelves--but this isn't your typical rehashing of Bartlett's quotations. Michael...

We live in a time when public discourse is more skewed than ever by the propaganda that big money can buy, with trust in the leadership of elected officials at an all-time low. The "news" has degenerated into sensationalist sound bites, and the idea of...

This pioneering collection brings alive the world of public speaking between the American Revolution and the age of the Suffragettes. It presents over seventy speeches by a diverse range of female and male activists, politicians, tribal leaders, fugitive...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646424016Author Amber M BuckFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Utah State University PressPublisher Utah State University Press

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Ce manuel de logique informelle vise initier l' tudiant de niveau coll gial et universitaire la pratique de l'argumentation.Book InformationISBN 9782760302709Author Vance MendenhalFormat PaperbackPage Count 308Imprint University of Ottawa PressPublisher...

"Fish mines cultural touchstones from Milton to 'Married with Children' to explain how various types of arguments are structured and how that understanding can lead to victory" - New York Times Book Review A lively and accessible guide to understanding...

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Mike Duncan argues that the Farrer Hypothesis is the best working solution to the Synoptic Problem in New Testament studies by way of rhetorical theory, as he sees the Synoptic Problem as less about source and textual criticism and more as a writing...

Drawing ideas from the works of George Herbert Mead, Mikhail Bakhtin, Kenneth Burke, and the American pragmaticism philosophers, Dialogues, Dramas, and Emotions: Essays in Interactionist Sociology argues that the verbal interactions of human agents are...

Archival Impulses explores the intersection of Chicana/o/x studies, Latina/o/x studies, archival studies, and public memory by examining the archival homes of cultural critic Gloria Anzaldua. This book illustrates how her archive mirrors her philosophy...

A comprehensive guide to the language of argument, Rhetorical Style offers a renewed appreciation of the persuasive power of the English language. Drawing on key texts from the rhetorical tradition, as well as on newer approaches from linguistics and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780820455006Author Elaine Freedman FredericksenFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Peter Lang Publishing IncPublisher Peter Lang Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780820449234Author Gary William RasberryFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Peter Lang Publishing IncPublisher Peter Lang Publishing IncWeight(grams) 330g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780791431078Author Christopher Lyle JohnstoneFormat HardbackPage Count 196Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York...

This collection of essays features the theme of what people wanted as children. The contributing writers include: Doris Lessing, Paul Auster, Brian MacKinnon and Nell Stroud. There are also pieces by George Steiner, J.M. Coetzee, Joyce Carol Oates, John...

The period of apartheid was a perilous time in South Africa's history. This book examines the tactics of resistance developed by those working for the Weekly Mail and New Nation, two opposition newspapers published in South Africa in the mid- and late...

In music, crossover means that a song has moved beyond its original genre and audience into the general social consciousness. Rhetorical Crossover uses the same concept to theorize how the black rhetorical presence has moved in mainstream spaces in an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646422814Author Jimmy ButtsFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Utah State University PressPublisher Utah State University Press

In Sounding Composition Steph Ceraso reimagines listening education to account for twenty-first century sonic practices and experiences. Sonic technologies such as audio editing platforms and music software allow students to control sound in ways that...

Tasteful Domesticity demonstrates how women marginalized by gender, race, ethnicity, and class used the cookbook as a rhetorical space in which to conduct public discussions of taste and domesticity. Taste discourse engages cultural values as well as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646423231Author David S MartinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Utah State University PressPublisher Utah State University Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814119174Author Anne Elrod WhitneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 151Imprint National Council of Teachers of EnglishPublisher National Council of Teachers of...

Despite its centrality to its field, there is no consensus regarding what rhetorical theory is and why it matters. The Ethical Fantasy of Rhetorical Theory presents a critical examination of rhetorical theory throughout history, in order to develop a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781558615892Author Moha EnnajiFormat PaperbackPage Count 428Imprint Feminist Press at The City University of New YorkPublisher Feminist Press at The City...

Traditional grammar instruction often focuses too much on what's right or what's wrong, hiding the true power of conventions—the creation of meaning, purpose, and effect. Instead of hammering high school students with the mistakes they should avoid, Jeff...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646422579Author Michael J FarisFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Utah State University PressPublisher Utah State University PressWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780814156810Author Deborah DeanFormat PaperbackImprint National Council of Teachers of EnglishPublisher National Council of Teachers of English

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Resounding the Rhetorical offers an original critical and theoretical examination of composition as a quasi-object. As composition flourishes in multiple media (digital, sonic, visual, etc.), Byron Hawk seeks to connect new materialism with current...

Sulh is a centuries-old Arab-Islamic peacemaking process. In Shades of Sulh? , Rasha Diab explores the possibilities of the rhetoric of sulh? , as it is used to resolve intrapersonal, interpersonal, communal, national, and international conflicts, and...