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Rhetorical refusals : defying audiences' expectations /

The first book to explore rhetorical refusals- instances in which speakers and writers deliberately flout the conventions of rhetoric and defy their audiences' expectations- Rhetorical Refusals: Defying Audiences' Expectations challenges the reader to view these acts of academic rebellion...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schilb, John, 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • pt. I. Toward a method of analysis and evaluation. Studying rhetorical refusals : basic principles ; Evaluating rhetorical refusals : categories and criteria ; Evaluating rhetorical refusals : Croce's refusal as a test case
  • pt. II. Rhetorical refusals and American traditions. Agents, 'truth', and salience ; When a refusal's context changes ; The embedding of a rhetorical refusal ; A literary rhetorical refusal.