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Archives of Instruction : Nineteenth-Century Rhetorics, Readers, and Composition Books in the United States.

Both a historical recovery and a critical rethinking of the functions and practices of textbooks, Archives of Instruction: Nineteenth-Century Rhetorics, Readers, and Composition Books in the United States argues for an alternative understanding of our rhetorical traditions. The authors describe how...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Carr, Jean Ferguson
Otros Autores: Carr, Stephen L., Schultz, Lucille M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2005.
Colección:Studies in writing & rhetoric.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Both a historical recovery and a critical rethinking of the functions and practices of textbooks, Archives of Instruction: Nineteenth-Century Rhetorics, Readers, and Composition Books in the United States argues for an alternative understanding of our rhetorical traditions. The authors describe how the pervasive influence of nineteenth-century literacy textbooks demonstrate the early emergence of substantive instruction in reading and writing. Tracing the histories of widespread educational practices, the authors treat the textbooks as an important means of cultural formation that restores a.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (309 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-271) and index.
ISBN:9780809388271
0809388278