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The methodical memory : invention in current-traditional rhetoric /
In this first sustained critique of current-traditional rhetorical theory, Sharon Crowley uses a postmodern, deconstructive reading to reexamine the historical development of current-traditional rhetoric. She identifies it (as well as the British new rhetoric from which it developed) as a philosophy...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Carbondale, Ill. :
Southern Illinois University Press,
2010.
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| Edición: | Paperback edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In this first sustained critique of current-traditional rhetorical theory, Sharon Crowley uses a postmodern, deconstructive reading to reexamine the historical development of current-traditional rhetoric. She identifies it (as well as the British new rhetoric from which it developed) as a philosophy of language use that posits universal principles of mind and discourse. Crowley argues that these philosophies are not appropriate bases for the construction of rhetorical theories, much less guides for the teaching of composition. She explains that current-traditional rhetoric is. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 207 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-196) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780809385935 0809385937 1280698136 9781280698132 |